Home

Photonics Hot List: May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

In this episode: A Raman analyzer detects hydrogen gas, the latest business news roundup, and an interconnect device boosts quantum computers.

Justine Murphy

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

It’s extremely difficult to detect hydrogen gas in ambient air, particularly in low concentrations. So, any type of leaks in pipelines or industrial systems would pose big problems. But a new portable Raman analyzer designed by a team at the University of South Florida could help.

Integrated photonics and quantum optics tech developer Quantum Computing is set to aid NASA’s Langley Research Center with quantum computing. And Photonics Industries International is now expanding with a new subsidiary.

Continued advancements in quantum technology could very well someday surpass classical supercomputers. And a photon-shuttling interconnect device developed by a team at MIT is a crucial step in that direction.

About the Author

Justine Murphy | Multimedia Director, Digital Infrastructure

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.