ECOC Exhibition 2025 is wrapping up in Copenhagen. We have all the highlights, including emerging tech and award-winning companies. SPIE joins a massive list of scientific organizations writing to Congress to express concern over an executive order on scientific grants. The groups say this latest order could lead to politicizing areas of research. Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a new light-emitting material that could transform photonics. IonQ is reporting the successful demonstration of visible-to-telecom wavelength frequency conversion. Germany announces plans to invest more than $40 billion in space-related defense systems. Photonics21 is asking European leaders to invest €2 billion in photonics. Quantum Computing Inc. raises $500 million in the private sale of common stock. And SPIE Photonics West is now open for registration!
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