Photonics Hot List: January 9, 2026

In this episode: A Raman imaging approach for early cancer detection, two companies make leadership changes, and an ‘optical bomb’ paves the way to quantum tech.
Jan. 9, 2026

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

A compact Raman imaging system developed by a team at Michigan State University is sensitive enough to differentiate cancerous tumors from normal tissue upon detecting even the weakest signals.

Business news roundup: Jenoptik has announced several leadership changes, while Quantum Computing Inc. has appointed a new CEO.

An international team of researchers has discovered that certain crystalline semiconductors are a top choice when it comes to the innerworkings of the quantum phenomenon known as superfluorescence.

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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