Photonics Hot List: August 28, 2026

In this episode: A 3D printing approach creates solid objects in less than 8 seconds, this week's photonics business headlines, and researchers demonstrate a gamechanging all-optical photonic time crystal.

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

A new holographic printer that uses a nanoscale nanopatterned mask is poised to revolutionize 3D printing.

In the deep-tech sector, Mixx Technologies has acquired Sophic Silicon Technologies, while Solinide Photonics has received a new round of seed funding.

Photonic time crystals are being hailed a potential gamechanger for applications like ultrafast optical computing and new telecom systems.

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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