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Photonic quantum computer company Xanadu has raised $100 million in series C financing. The round follows the company’s series B round, which Xanadu closed for $100 million last year.

Xanadu’s photonics-based approach to the development of quantum computers allows it to use modern chip manufacturing facilities, the application of existing optical components used in the telecommunications industry, and fiber optics to network its photonic chips.

In June, Xanadu reported that it had achieved quantum computational advantage using its Borealis photonic quantum computer. Borealis features 216 squeezed-state qubits. In a corresponding move announced at the time, Xanadu made the computer and its capabilities available to...

In their study of rotary molecular motors, researchers in the laboratory of Ben Feringa at the University of Groningen have combined two light-mediated functions — motion and fluorescence — within a single molecule. The advancement is poised to benefit the construction of advanced molecular machines and, according to the researchers, provide prospects toward photoactive multifunctional systems that perform molecular rotary motion while tracking its location in a complex environment.

Rotary molecular motors are molecular machines, which can be light-activated and used to power artificial mechanical molecular systems and enable autonomous motion, particularly on the nanoscale. These machines can function in complex...

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The Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) supports a Student Research Awards program to recognize students involved in research in the broad field of analytical chemistry.

Bruker Corp. acquired Inscopix Inc., a developer of miniaturized microscopes known as miniscopes, for freely moving animal brain imaging. Since Inscopix’s founding in 2011, its flagship miniscope systems have been deployed in over 600 research institutions and biopharma companies worldwide. This acquisition enhances Bruker’s position in in vivo brain functional imaging.

JUPITER, Fla. — Jenoptik will expand its facility in Jupiter, Fla., by 7100 sq ft, supporting the company’s expansion of cleanroom manufacturing operations. Construction of the addition — named “Perseverance” to honor the group’s work on NASA’s 2020 Mars mission — will be completed in January 2023.

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Researchers at the Berlin-based Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) developed a pump laser module for ophthalmologic treatments. The module offers a cost-effective pump source for laser systems that are used to treat retinal detachments. The miniaturized module can be flexibly adjusted to provide the optimal wavelength for its intended application.

The semiconductor-based, miniaturized laser module could provide a reliable, efficient way to provide laser surgery that is targeted to the condition being treated and could reduce the costs of ophthalmologic laser surgery.

Retinal detachment can lead to visual impairment and blindness, and must be treated promptly. Laser coagulation, a well-established method that uses laser points to...

Nine-month revenue up by 34 percent to €698 million with “organic growth” of 12 percent.

“Scalable” 50kW source results from £100 million investment; capability tested to range of 3.4km.