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The 90-year history of the binoculars bolted to scenic overlooks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Dale Baskin | tags: tower optical, binocular viewfinders, norwalk connecticut

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AI data center optical interconnect market to hit $144 billion by 2030, an over ten-fold increase from 2024 figures, according to new projections — silicon photonics expected to account for nearly two-thirds of revenue, driven by co-packaged optics (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Etiido Uko | tags: silicon photonics, yuanjie semiconductors, lightcounting

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Defect passivation and optical management of triple-junction solar cells (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-17 | by Xu | tags: perovskite, silicon, 4f-poeabr

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Nintendo GameCube discs were small for a reason (engadget.com)

2026-08-16 | by Dave Meikleham | tags: nintendo gamecube, minidvds, dolphin emulator

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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 14, 2026 — Testing the BC-250, our interview with Intel's Robert Hallock, and a big week for optical (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: amd, bc-250, intel

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Catastrophic optical disc shattering blamed on cleaning chemicals and packing foam — another data preservation concern to add to bit rot and laser rot (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: optical disc, compact disc, polycarbonate

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How optical interconnects and silicon photonics emerged as AI's next hot commodity — looming US-China summit puts photonics into the crosshairs (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Etiido Uko | tags: optical interconnects, silicon photonics, nvidia

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Ultrafast temporal engineering of optical properties using terahertz light (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: terahertz light, optical properties, temporal engineering

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Degree-of-polarization modulation for high-dimensional optical computing (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-12 | by Petrini | tags: degree-of-polarization, hamamatsu, liquid-crystal-on-silicon

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FCC proposes import ban on Chinese optical transceivers — blockade targets key AI interconnects as China holds 56% global market share (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jon Martindale | tags: fcc, optical transceivers, china

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EON wants to move the data superhighway from ocean fiber to space lasers (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-04 | by Tim Fernholz | tags: eon, undersea fiber, space lasers

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Galaxy S27 Ultra may get a slimmer camera thanks to this hidden upgrade (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: galaxy s27 ultra, samsung, inkjet lens process

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Decimen Optical Transfer: fountain-coded QR file transfer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: build, camera, file

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New Spinning Drone Hides In Plain Sight (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: northwestern university, motion blur, artificial intelligence

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Streaming QR codes at 60 FPS achieves nearly 190 KB/s data rate in phone-to-phone tests — browser-based method requires no app, no networking, no pairing, and no permissions beyond camera access (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Mark Tyson | tags: qr codes, browser-based transfer, decimen optical transfer

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Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: playstation, sony, digitalization

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DJI Osmo Pocket 4P review: The best gimbal camera money can't buy (engadget.com)

2026-07-30 | by James Trew | tags: dji, osmo pocket, insta360

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Razer’s new keyboards drop the price on powerful gaming features (theverge.com)

2026-07-30 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | tags: razer, huntsman v3, hall effect switches

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Corning tumbles 12% after earnings, leading rout in optical stocks (cnbc.com)

2026-07-28 | by Cj Haddad | tags: corning, optical stocks, artificial intelligence

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Corning tumbles 16% after earnings, leading rout in optical stocks (cnbc.com)

2026-07-28 | by Cj Haddad | tags: corning, fiber-optic, china

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Razer’s analog Huntsman V3 Pro is over 20 percent off (theverge.com)

2026-07-27 | by Brad Bourque | tags: razer, huntsman v3 pro, optical switches

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Inside optical and the battle for scale – how the AI industry is racing to integrate photonic interconnects (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-23 | by Chris Stokel-Walker | tags: photonic interconnects, lightmatter, hyperscalers

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New programmable photonic chip can control how fast light moves (sciencedaily.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: programmable photonic chip, seoul national university, optical computing

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China's Zhongji Innolight sees shares surge after Hong Kong listing approval (cnbc.com)

2026-07-20 | by Justina Lee | tags: zhongji innolight, hong kong listing, optical transceivers

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Optical filter sorts light by its ‘quantum statistics’ (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-15 | by Golat | tags: et al, filter, golat

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Researchers create programmable material that can steer heat and remember its state without power — breakthrough could eventually aid AI chip cooling and silicon photonics (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-14 | by Etiido Uko | tags: field, heat, infrared

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Boutique DIY Hi-Fi solution lets you repurpose your old IDE optical drives as a standalone audio player — $190 CD-ROM Player 01 features a laser-cut enclosure and a custom PCB (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-14 | by Mark Tyson | tags: cd rom, drives, optical

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Elon Musk receives FTC greenlight to buy Mesh Optical as interconnects emerge as AI's tightest bottleneck — the move will expand Musk's growing stack of critical AI infrastructure (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-09 | by Etiido Uko | tags: hardware, industry, mesh

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PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media — firm still plans to produce optical media for existing titles, but new games will be digital only (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Luke James | get PlayStation 4 Game Disc → | tags: disc, discs, games

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Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | get Steam Controller Charging Dock → | tags: battery, controller, optical