Fraunhofer ILT in Aachen has developed a highly complex laser-optical system for a quantum computer currently under construction at the 5th Institute of Physics at the University of Stuttgart. This ...

Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology delivered a milestone this week that sits at the intersection of precision optics and quantum hardware: a fully assembled, commissioned laser ...

A new laser-optical system uses 2,000 controllable beams to precisely position atoms, enabling key logic processes in a ...

The pleasing environs had put Roelker, who was drinking rye whiskey procured from a local distillery called Catoctin Creek, in an expansive mood to talk about one of his favorite subjects: light. “If ...

Seattle-area startup says its technology could be used for orbital tracking and communication as well as for beamed power.

Despite the fact that smartphones have become impressively capable shooters, standalone point-and-shoot cameras are enjoying ...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a massive star collapsed, triggering a supernova explosion so bright it could be ...

We've talked plenty of times here about the infeasibility of launching a mirror big enough to directly image exoplanets using ...

Newest addition to the TESCO Portable Meter Testing Platform gives utilities a flexible, modular solution for revenue meter ...

The Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun a 10-year sky survey, using the world’s largest digital camera to find asteroids, ...

Japan’s veteran Hayabusa2 spacecraft recently completed a daring, ultra-close flyby of the asteroid Torifune, sending home the first-ever close-ups of a bizarre "two-headed" asteroid located 62 ...

Bangalore-based Digantara Industries’ three cofounders, all alums of the 30 Under 30 Asia Class of 2025, set out to monitor ...