Hair-width LEDs could eventually replace lasers

• Hair-thin LEDs promise laser-like precision for data routing inside server racks. • Researchers demonstrate scalable, low-power LED arrays that match laser performance in optical

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 163 words
MerLin: Framework for Differentiable Photonic Quantum Machine Learning

MerLin: Framework for Differentiable Photonic Quantum Machine Learning

• MerLin 0.3is an open-source framework developed byQuandelafor the systematic exploration of photonic and hybrid quantum machine learning (QML). • Built on the Perceval SDK, it ut

Quantum Computing · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 236 words
Quantum: Photonic Inc. Names Executive Chair and Four Directors

Quantum: Photonic Inc. Names Executive Chair and Four Directors

• NewsAI NewsBusiness of HPCNew Installations AI News Business of HPC New Installations HPC-AI HardwareComputeCPUs, GPUs, FPGAsExascaleFuture TechnologyGreen HPCHPC/AI Chips and Sy

Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu Industrialize Silicon Photonic Quantum Stack

Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu Industrialize Silicon Photonic Quantum Stack

• Tower SemiconductorandXanaduhave expanded their partnership to develop a manufacturable silicon photonics platform for fault-tolerant quantum computing. • This collaboration util

Quantum Computing · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 239 words

MicroAlign Secures €2.5M ($3M USD) EIC Funding for Industrialization of Quantum Fiber Arrays

• MicroAlign secures €2.5M ($3M) EIC Accelerator Grant to boost quantum fiber array production. • Funding supports transition from prototype to scalable manufacturing of high‑preci

Quantum Computing · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 170 words