In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
Heriot-Watt University’s Quantum Communications Hub is expanding soon, thanks to a $3.2 million project to build a Hub Optical Ground Station that will essentially bridging the inherent connection between industry and academia.
Researchers led by the Singapore University of Technology and Design have made a significant breakthrough with an approach to fabricating high-refractive-index 3D photonic crystals that exhibit a complete bandgap in the visible range.
Zeiss has named Andreas Pecher its new CEO, effective next year. He will replace Dr. Karl Lamprecht, who opted not to renew his contract. Elsewhere, Meridian Innovation has secured a $12.5 million investment that will help scale its operations and accelerate product development.
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Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.