New Graphene-based Sensor Design Could Improve Food Safety
In the U.S., more than 100 food recalls were issued in 2017 because of contamination from harmful bacteria such as Listeria, Salmonella or E. coli. A new sensor design could one day make it easier to...
View ArticleBetter Biomedical Devices, Wearable Displays May Result From Tiny...
For the first time, researchers have fabricated light-guiding structures known as waveguides just over one micron wide in a clear silicone commonly used for biomedical applications. The tiny, flexible...
View ArticleDistinguished Members of The Optical Society Named 2018 Fellows of The...
Eleven Fellows of The Optical Society (OSA) will join the ranks of the National Academy of Inventors, a professional distinction accorded to academic inventors whose inventions have made a tangible...
View ArticleNew Device Could Help Answer Fundamental Questions about Quantum Physics
Researchers have developed a new device that can measure and control a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with unprecedented sensitivity. The new technology could help scientists study a macroscopic...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Commends the U.S. Congress for Passage of National...
The Optical Society (OSA) congratulates the U.S. Congress for final passage of the National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018 (S. 3143).
View ArticleNew Optical Memory Cell Achieves Record Data-Storage Density
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that can store more optical data in a smaller space than was previously possible on-chip.
View ArticleTwisting Light to Enable High-Capacity Data Transmission
For the first time, researchers have used tiny gears made of germanium to generate a vortex of twisted light that turns around its axis of travel much like a corkscrew. Because germanium is compatible...
View ArticleOFC Announces Conference Plenary Speakers
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), the world’s leading conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals, will feature an incomparable...
View ArticleIndustry Executive Sujatha Ramanujan Appointed to The Optical Society Board...
The Optical Society (OSA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, an experienced industry executive, to serve as a Director-at-Large for the term 2019-2021.
View ArticleStatement from The Optical Society on the Partial Shutdown of the U.S....
The Optical Society (OSA) urges U.S. government leaders to end the partial U.S. government shutdown that is negatively affecting many federal science agencies, scientists who work at those agencies, as...
View ArticleWhere Optics Meets Medicine Medical Highlights of Frontiers in Optics Meeting...
Following are a few of the many technical highlights to be discussed at the meeting. • A New Look at Mini-Strokes • A Potential New Tool for Brain Surgeons • New Technique for Mapping Blood Supply in...
View ArticleNew Device Could Help Answer Fundamental Questions about Quantum Physics
Researchers have developed a new device that can measure and control a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with unprecedented sensitivity. The new technology could help scientists study a macroscopic...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Commends the U.S. Congress for Passage of National...
The Optical Society (OSA) congratulates the U.S. Congress for final passage of the National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018 (S. 3143).
View ArticleNew Optical Memory Cell Achieves Record Data-Storage Density
Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that can store more optical data in a smaller space than was previously possible on-chip.
View ArticleOFC Announces Conference Plenary Speakers
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), the world’s leading conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals, will feature an incomparable...
View ArticleTwisting Light to Enable High-Capacity Data Transmission
For the first time, researchers have used tiny gears made of germanium to generate a vortex of twisted light that turns around its axis of travel much like a corkscrew. Because germanium is compatible...
View ArticleIndustry Executive Sujatha Ramanujan Appointed to The Optical Society Board...
The Optical Society (OSA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sujatha Ramanujan, an experienced industry executive, to serve as a Director-at-Large for the term 2019-2021.
View ArticleStatement from The Optical Society on the Partial Shutdown of the U.S....
The Optical Society (OSA) urges U.S. government leaders to end the partial U.S. government shutdown that is negatively affecting many federal science agencies, scientists who work at those agencies, as...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Announces the 2019 OIDA Executive Forum
The Optical Society (OSA) in conjunction with OFC will hold the annual OIDA Executive Forum, an exclusive event for business leaders in networking and communications technology.
View ArticleOIDA Workshop on Manufacturing and Building the Supply Chain for Integrated...
The OIDA Workshop at OFC, to be held 3 March in San Diego, Calif., U.S.A., will examine these capabilities, which include component design, fabrication, packaging and testing.
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