An international research partnership uniting leading institutions from Germany, Korea and Switzerland to advance the frontiers of quantum spintronics KOMQUEST launch: The Max Planck-Korea-PSI Center for Quantum Emergent Spintronics (KOMQUEST) is an international research center dedicated to the development of new technologies in quantum spintronics, founded by leading institutes from Germany, Korea and Switzerland. Key research areas: KOMQUEST focuses on superconducting, chi

Andrew Read, Penn State senior vice president for research, right, and Kurt Lesker IV, president and CEO of Kurt J. Lesker Company, left, do a ceremonial ribbon cutting to launch the partnership between Penn State and Kurt J. Lesker Company to develop new ways to create specialized materials for next-generation technologies. Credit: Jennifer M. McCann / Penn State. All Rights Reserved. Partnership expands advanced processing tools and engineering expertise in Penn State’s Na

MEAD will use atomic-scale materials engineering to unlock new capabilities in communications, sensing and computing, by developing devices such as highly sensitive masers, the microwave equivalent of lasers Manchester researchers will lead a new £12.6 million UK research programme launched to accelerate the development of next-generation photonic and quantum technologies. Funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and in partnership with researcher

Electrochemical water splitting powered by renewable electricity is a promising pathway to sustainable hydrogen production, but its efficiency and scalability remain limited by costly catalysts and slow reaction kinetics. With €1.5 million in funding from the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung for five years, Dr. Yongkang Wang and his team will pursue a new approach by visualizing and controlling water at the molecular level, using nanoscale confinement to shape its structure and dynamics a

The new Finnish startup is disrupting the ways of controlling large-scale quantum computers by delivering a completely new class of electronic devices – superconducting transistors. These novel devices combine the computational power of transistors with the ultra-low power dissipation of superconductors. S-Transistors is developing first-of-its-kind quantum motherboards that will provide energy- and cost-efficient orchestration of cryogenic quantum computers at scale. Espoo,

This follows the March 2025 announcement with President Trump and Secretary Lutnick in which TSMC agreed to expand its original $65 billion investment commitment by an additional $100 billion. The total planned investment in the United States is now a record $265 billion.

A hard drive maker's nanophotonics push is on track to outscale East Asian laser producers within 18 months. Seagate's Springtown facility in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, is on course to become the world's largest producer of semiconductor lasers by volume within roughly 18 months, according to evidence given to the UK's Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. The plant already leads laser production in Europe and currently manufactures between one-fifth and one-quarter o

Quad, a company specializing in superconducting nanowire monophoton detectors (SNSPDs), announced on the 22nd that it has completed attracting 2.1 billion won worth of pre-A round investment. @BluePoint Quad becomes Korea's first dedicated SNSPD company, betting on a sensor technology that's becoming foundational to quantum computing, LiDAR, and defense applications. Quad, a South Korean startup building superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), has closed a

Granarium Technologies (Granarium), a deep-tech energy startup originating from VTT, has raised over EUR 1 million in total funding, comprising a pre-seed round led by BSV Ventures joint by Beamline, with participation from FiBAN (Finnish Business Angels Network), EstBAN and LatBAN. VTT has transferred the underlying technology and IP to the newly established company. Granarium will use the funding to industrialise its patented renewable supercapacitor technology for grid sta

Light Conversion, a laser company based in Vilnius, Lithuania, has acquired Class 5 Photonics GmbH, a spin-off from DESY and GSI. Both companies are ultrafast laser system manufacturers, bringing together decades of expertise in femtosecond lasers, optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA), and advanced nonlinear technologies for the scientific as well as the R&D market.

HONG KONG—May 13, 2026—O’Melveny represented joint sponsors and other underwriters in the initial public offering and listing of Metis TechBio Co., Ltd. (“Metis TechBio”, 7666.HK) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Listed under Chapter 18C (Specialist Technology Companies) of the Hong Kong Listing Rules, Metis TechBio raised approximately HK$2.1 billion (approximately US$270 million), assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised. O’Melveny acted as H

Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) today announced the sale of its additively manufactured electronics (AME) product line and its previously discontinued Fabrica product line to Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IINN). The total consideration payable to the Company in connection with the transaction is up to $12.5 million, consisting of a $2.0 million upfront cash payment, and up to $10.5 million of deferred payments tied to the future performance of the product l