Photonics Hot List: December 12, 2025

In this episode: Laser therapy treats brain tumors in dogs, two companies announce management changes, and topological insulators reach the THz range.
Dec. 12, 2025

Researchers at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated that laser-based therapy commonly used to treat tumors in humans can be used just as effectively in dogs.

Business news roundup: LightPath Technologies and OpenLight have each announced management changes.

A team at the CNR-Institute of Nanoscience has demonstrated that topological insulators make it possible to reach regions of the electromagnetic spectrum that were previously unattainable.

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Justine Murphy

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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.

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