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World’s most precise measurement tool made small.

Optical frequency combs are vital for modern science, turning electronic signals into light waves, enabling precision sensing, accurate optical clocks and advanced comms.

ANZOS Photonic and Quantum Technologies Industry Report 2026

Latest report on the photonics and quantum market in Australasia demonstrates a deepening digital divide between the two countries as our global competitors streak ahead.

Orbis Diagnostics – Growing the Business

The Chief Executive of a med-tech business, spun out of Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre says a focus on the regulatory and commercial aspects of the company are key to success.

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Kiwi behind UNESCO International Day of Light

Celebrating light amid a solar storm

Quantum Technologies Reach the Pacific

Dodd-Walls researchers support science in Samoa.

Dr Jacob Ngaha interviewed by Radio NZ about the future of Quantum Science

Te Whai Ao's very own Dr Jacob Ngaha took the time to interview with RNZ last week to talk about Aotearoa's place in the research into quantum science

Where Science Meets the Arts

It's World Quantum Day, with scientists globally celebrating advances in the field. Dodd-Walls acknowledges those who can navigate the arts AND physics.

Professor Frank Bloomfield ONZM celebrated by Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi

Frank Bloomfield ONZM is among twenty-two new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows have been elected

When a theory becomes a reality – New Zealand’s world-leading photonics research

An international team led by a Te Whai Ao - Dodd-Walls investigator has demonstrated a new photonic technology with applications from sensing to computing.