• Photonics Hot List: July 18, 2025

    In this episode: An optical system noninvasively measures blood samples, the latest business news headlines, and simulations provide a better grasp of quantum effects.
    July 18, 2025

    In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

    A new system that merges terahertz spectroscopy with optoacoustic detection can measure and monitor blood sodium levels noninvasively. Researchers say this shows great promise for enhanced real-time clinical diagnostics.

    Netherlands-based quantum computing developer QuiX Quantum is moving forward with new projects, thanks to recently awarded funding. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics and Metalenz are partnering to boost the manufacturing of metasurface optics products.

    A team in Europe is now investigating one of the most fascinating predictions of quantum electrodynamics—one they say could ultimately make all of it tangible.

    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.

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