challenge | FEB 20 - MAY 08, 2025
The Photonics Innovation Awards 2025 invites a diverse group of participants ranging from nimble startups and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to established industry leaders.
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Integrated Photonics
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The future is being built with light, and engineers around the world are leading the change.
An international team of researchers co-led by Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Penn State Evan Pugh University Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, developed porous plastic sheets that can lower building temperatures through radiative cooling.
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In this episode, we explore how tiny wireless antennas use light to monitor cellular communication with groundbreaking precision.
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Combining insights from two ancient art forms, Princeton engineers used a single sheet of material to create 3D structures with adjustable flexibility that could guide sound and light to perform complex tasks.
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Researchers have developed a drastically smaller and more energy efficient method of creating coveted photon pairs that influence each other from any distance. The technology could transform computing, telecommunications, and sensing.
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Agriculture must feed 10 billion people by 2050 while cutting emissions and waste. Integrated photonics offers a solution with advanced sensors for efficient, high-yield farming.
As part of a high-resolution biosensing device without wires, the antennas could help researchers decode intricate electrical signals sent by cells.
A Short Guide to Key PIC Industry Design Guidelines for Optimizing Performance and Scalability
As part of our spotlight on the contest’s jury members, we had the privilege of speaking with Jörn Epping, Epiphany's co-founder and an integrated photonics expert.
Twan Korthorst, CEO of New Origin, highlights their transformative potential in a conversation with Wevolver about the Global Photonics Engineering Contest, hosted in collaboration with PhotonDelta.
Explore pathways to a career in Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for both students and engineers looking to reskill.
There has been a growing interest in research and commercial applications for PICs for various markets, including medical technology (MedTech), as they offer compact optical solutions at a low cost when mass-produced.
This new device uses light to perform the key operations of a deep neural network on a chip, opening the door to high-speed processors that can learn in real-time.
The first project is developing light-based chips to bridge the gap between photonics and electronics. The second project plans to make blood cells using blood stem cells. The two projects are the first ERC Synergy grants for TU/e.
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