News & Comment

Characterizing and reporting photodetector performance demands common standards to ensure rigorous, reproducible and comparable practices.

In this Focus issue we highlight a selection of recent developments in super-resolution microscopy.

On 7 June 2024, the United Nations proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.

Global proliferation of free-electron laser X-ray sources has improved accessibility. Now the race is on for high repetition rates, attosecond pulses, and full coherence.

The 2023 Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry have been awarded to important discoveries and developments in photonics-related research.

Activity in using photonics for subsea wireless communications and power generation is starting to make waves.

Nature Photonics has now integrated the Figshare data repository into its submission system.

Early research towards bulk metamaterials and exotic properties has been supplanted by work on thin metasurfaces ripe for commercialization, as outlined in this Focus issue.

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics celebrates the profound impact of quantum entanglement, which underpins many modern quantum technologies such as quantum cryptography and computing.

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has awarded two prizes for pioneering theoretical and experimental research in quantum science.

Three pioneers of attosecond physics share the 2022 Wolf Prize in Physics.

In order to simplify and streamline our processes, Nature Photonics is moving to a single format for its primary research submissions

Two visionaries of optical lattice clock technology have received recognition in this year’s Breakthrough Prizes.

As they race towards commercialization, perovskite solar cells are receiving critical acclaim with numerous awards.

News of a 1.3-MJ-output-energy experiment at the National Ignition Facility in the United States in August has raised hopes that laser-based fusion is back on track.

Solution-processing of light-emitting devices is attracting much attention due to low manufacturing costs and access to new materials. In this month’s Focus issue we highlight some of the advances and challenges in the field.

Artificial intelligence deployment in photonics has spawned much research activity during 2020, but optimism must be balanced by realism. This month we celebrate the advances in the field with a focus issue.

Research activities in the areas of X-ray imaging and ultraviolet sterilization illustrate how photonics is helping to combat the threat of COVID-19.

Integrated quantum photonic chips offer the promise of a convenient, scalable platform for performing tasks such as quantum communication and information processing.

Does the popularity of a recent online photonics conference signify a growing appetite for a change in scientific interaction?