Popular lecture on Photonics 2025

The popular lecture, "Photonics: From Fundamentals to Latest Discoveries 2025", delivered by Oleh Yermakov took place at the atmospheric venue MODI Art&Wine Gallery on 3 May 2025. The videorecording is available on YouTube.

The questions discussed include:

• Has electronics reached its limit?
• What do an electron and a sprinter have in common?
• How can a beam of light be bent at 90 degrees?
• How to make an invisibility cloak
• How does a chameleon change color?
• What prevents smartphones from being thinner?
• How can you catch a light?

We also explored some of the latest scientific breakthroughs of 2024-2025: we "surfed" on electromagnetic waves, learned how to distinguish between identical-looking molecules of poison and drug, and created photonic "recipes" — light-matter cocktails and nano-pizza.