Photonics Frontiers Award 2025 shortlist announced: pioneering applications set to shine
The shortlist for the 2025 Photonics Frontiers Award has been officially unveiled.
Quandela unveils Belenos, a 12-qubit photonic quantum computer, as race to scalable quantum accelerates
Boosting its technology roadmap to 2030, French quantum photonics company Quandela has launched Belenos, its 12-qubit photonic quantum computer.
Doubling the qubit-count of its predecessor, Quandela’s Belenos quantum computer marks a significant step on the company’s roadmap towards scalable quantum computing. The 12-qubit quantum computer is the most powerful the company has made available to researchers and partners to date.
Gregg Borek named Jenoptik Interim President amid Q1 semiconductor revenue dip
As Jenoptik Optical Systems’ Q1 results for 2025 show a sector-specific slowdown, the global photonics group has appointed former Vice President Gregg Borek as an Interim President.
Thales launches GenF to advance inertial confinement fusion with high-powered lasers
Thales has inaugurated GenF as a standalone entity, backed by CEA and CNRS, to develop laser-driven inertial confinement fusion reactors – for scalable clean energy
