In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
Using a Raman spectroscopy approach, a team of scientists can now safely examine and analyze Charles Darwin’s famous animal specimens without even opening their 200-year-old preservation jars.
Business news roundup: PhotonFirst and Active Electronics are partnering to ultimately aid new aerospace and defense programs. And The Sterling Council has awarded LightPath Technologies the 2026 Highly Innovative Design honor.
Transmitting on-chip data entirely via photons is now possible, thanks to a nanolaser that researchers say could potentially be integrated onto a single microchip, paving the way toward new classes of photonic devices.
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.