Photonics Hot List: October 24, 2025

In this episode: An imaging approach discerns tumors, the latest photonics business mergers and acquisitions, and a ‘photonic crystal highway’ guides light forward on chips.
Oct. 24, 2025

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

Researchers in Portugal have designed an imaging approach that distinguishes between benign and malignant tumors, and could ultimately help clinicians develop more effective treatments.

The business sector of the photonics industry is booming with the recent announcements of several mergers and acquisitions.

A so-called photonic crystal highway, guiding light from one point to another, could help photons navigate the optical maze.

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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