What is Integrated Photonics? How will Integrated Photonics impact us? In a new video, AIM Photonics shows the many ways integrated photonics will improve and change our lives in the 21st century.

AIM Photonics Powering the 21st Century with Integrated Photonics

Integrated Photonics, the use of light for applications traditionally addressed...

Fellow awards acknowledge individuals who go above and beyond to push FHE development toward manufacturability and commercialization.

In addition to recognizing these all-stars’ accomplishments, the NextFlex Fellows awards acknowledge that working together alongside fellow NextFlex members will greatly increase the rate of innovation in the FHE...

REMADE, a Manufacturing USA Institute headquartered in Rochester, is leading the way in redefining what it means to be a manufacturer. Short for Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions, REMADE is a consortium of research and industry resources that specialize in materials manufacturing and energy efficiency.

Golisano Institute for...

Lightweight, low-cost and flexible electronic systems are the key to next-generation smart technologies for military as well as consumer and commercial applications.

An Air Force Research Laboratory-led project in conjunction with NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics Institute, has led to the development of a new, flexible Arduino...

Today, LIFT—Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a national Manufacturing USA institute, in partnership with Detroit Public Schools Community District and Tennessee Tech University’s iCube, launched MakerMinded, an online Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning and educational activity platform for Detroit middle and high school...

The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) and Analog Photonics (AP) today announced the release of the AP SUNY Process Design Kit v2.0a (APSUNY_PDKv2.0a). In this release, Analog Photonics (AP) expanded the comprehensive set of Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC) component libraries within SUNY Poly’s...

The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) today announced that a number of the initiative’s leading researchers, scientists from a number of its corporate partners, and supporting staff will attend the SPIE Photonics West conference and exhibition, which is taking place January 27 through February 1 in San...

Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow (LIFT), a Manufacturing USA institute, today announced the first group of seven soldiers to graduate from its “Operation Next” Advanced Manufacturing Certification Program.

Operation Next

“Operation Next” is designed to provide military service members the opportunity to pursue industry-driven education...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College will launch the second AIM Photonics Academy Lab for Education & Application Prototypes (LEAP). The comprehensive joint laboratory will support the growth of the burgeoning integrated photonics industry across the Northeast, while also providing training and education to help build...

The Digital Manufacturing Design and Innovation Institute (DMDII) has announced that it is opening its floor to manufacturers and academic institutions needing to quickly test process improvements.

Engineers from Rolls-Royce tested three new manufacturing tools and processes at DMDII. What would have taken three months to accomplish at the...