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Weekly News: Luminar Files for Bankruptcy, Using Light to Communicate with the Brain, and more... (12/18/2025)

Weekly News: Luminar Files for Bankruptcy, Using Light to Communicate with the Brain, and more...
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Thursday, December 18, 2025

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Luminar Files for Bankruptcy, Using Light to Communicate with the Brain

Following Luminar's announcement of plans for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company is exploring the sale of its businesses. And a wireless device from Northwestern surpasses the body’s natural sensory pathways and uses light to communicate to the brain.
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Implant Device Communicates With Brain Through Light
Implant Device Communicates With Brain Through Light

Northwestern University scientists have developed a wireless device that uses light to send information directly to the brain — bypassing the body’s natural sensory pathways. The soft, flexible device sits under the scalp but on top of the skull, where it delivers precise patterns of light through the bone to activate neurons across the cortex.  Read Article 
Integrated Source-Sensor Produces and Detects FS UV-C Pulses
Integrated Source-Sensor Produces and Detects FS UV-C Pulses

Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light is widely used for water, air, and surface disinfection. It enables high-contrast imaging and precise targeting of biological tissues due to its strong interaction with organic molecules, and it is used to study ultrafast molecular dynamics, ionization processes, and nonlinear optical effects that are often inaccessible at longer wavelengths.  Read Article 
imec Integrates Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodiodes on Metasurfaces
imec Integrates Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodiodes on Metasurfaces

Last week, imec demonstrated the integration of colloidal quantum dot photodiodes on metasurfaces developed on its 300 mm CMOS pilot line. This approach enables a scalable platform for the development of compact, miniaturized SWIR spectral sensors, setting a new standard for cost-effective and high-resolution spectral imaging solutions.  Read Article 
 
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More News

 
Luminar to Sell Subsidiary to Quantum Computing Inc.

Brain Imaging Tool Bypasses the Bottlenecks Faced by Fluorescent Probes

Radiant Vision Systems Merges With Konica Minolta Sensing

Imagine Optics Acquires Karthala Systems, Expanding Bioimaging Capabilities

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This webinar will explore how CBC and dynamic beam shaping are redefining high-power optical propagation. Attendees will learn how DBLs overcome turbulence, enhance beam stability, and enable precise, controllable optical transmission in real-world free-space environments. Dynamic beam lasers (DBLs), based on coherent beam combining (CBC), mark a new frontier in free-space optical propagation. Unlike traditional single-beam sources, DBLs can dynamically control beam shape, phase, and direction in real time. With power levels reaching up to 120-kW continuous wave, flexible beam steering, and adaptive beam shaping, DBLs deliver high-precision, high-reliability optical transmission across free-space environments.

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