NPI and NAS Host Panel Discussion on Future of Ultrafast Lasers in the U.S.
The National Academies of the Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) and the National Photonics Initiative (NPI) will host a special panel discussion on the recent NAS reporter entitled “Reaching for...
View ArticleNew Type of Smart Windows Use Liquid to Switch from Clear to Reflective
Researchers have demonstrated prototype windows that switch from reflective to clear with the simple addition of a liquid. The new switchable windows are easy to manufacture and could one day keep...
View ArticleApplication Period Open for 2018 Siegman International School on Lasers
The Siegman International School on Lasers is a weeklong, immersive program, providing students with an in-depth learning environment on lasers and their applications. The application period is now...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Announces the 2018 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. The OIDA Executive...
View ArticlePowerful New Tool for Looking for Life Beyond Earth
NASA has developed an innovative new spectroscopy instrument to aid the search for extraterrestrial life. The new instrument is designed to detect compounds and minerals associated with biological...
View Article2018 OSA BioMedical Congress to Highlight Ever Increasing Role of Optics in...
Today’s optical technologies can be used for imaging and sensing everything from molecules to man. The OSA BioMedical Congress will be held from 2-6 April in Hollywood, Florida. The Congress is...
View ArticleNew Lensless Camera Creates Detailed 3D Images Without Scanning
Researchers have developed an easy-to-build camera that produces 3D images from a single 2D image without any lenses. In an initial application of the technology, the researchers plan to use the new...
View ArticleOSA Foundation Highlights January as Mentoring Month
There is a powerful connection between strong mentors and the professional success. Mentorship is linked to improved academic, social and economic achievement. The most accomplished in our field often...
View ArticleNobel Laureate Steven Chu Elected as AAAS President-Elect
The Optical Society (OSA), the leading global professional association in optics and photonics, today announced that Nobel Laureate, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, Fellow and Honorary Member of The...
View ArticleThe Optical Society and OSA Foundation Launch New Career Calibrator Tool for...
The Optical Society (OSA), the Optical Society Foundation (OSAF) have partnered with Cheeky Scientist to launch the Career Calibrator, a new career training platform with world-class resources for...
View ArticleUltra-Thin Optical Fibers Offer New Way to 3D Print Microstructures
For the first time, researchers have shown that an optical fiber as thin as a human hair can be used to create microscopic structures with laser-based 3D printing. The innovative approach might one day...
View ArticleNew Instrument Lets Doctors View the Entire Eye with Unprecedented Level of...
Researchers have developed the first instrument that can provide a detailed image of the entire eye. By incorporating a lens that changes optical parameters in response to an electric current, the...
View ArticleBiomechanical Mapping Method Aids Development of Therapies for Damaged Heart...
Researchers have developed a new way to capture the detailed biomechanical properties of heart tissue. The high-resolution optical technique fills an important technology gap necessary to develop and...
View ArticleOSA Fellow and Nobel Laureate, Stefan Hell, to Deliver “Super-resolution post...
Stefan Hell, 2014 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and OSA Fellow, will deliver the keynote plenary presentation during the 2018 Photonics West BiOS Conference on Sunday, 28 January in San...
View ArticleOIDA Workshop on Scalable Integrated Photonics for 5G and IoT
Fifth generation (5G) wireless and the Internet of Things (IoT) are introducing a wide range of new applications that will depend on performance enhancements across multiple dimensions, including low...
View ArticleNew Use for Telecommunications Networks: Helping Scientists Peer into Deep Space
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a stable frequency reference can be reliably transmitted more than 300 kilometers over a standard fiber optic telecommunications network and used...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Stresses the Importance of Optics and Photonics in Career...
In response to President Trump’s State of the Union address, Elizabeth Rogan, CEO of The Optical Society, issued the following statement:
View ArticleResearchers Create Fiber Optic Sensors that Dissolve in the Body
For the first time, researchers have fabricated sensing elements known as fiber Bragg gratings inside optical fibers designed to dissolve completely inside the body. The bioresorbable fiber Bragg...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Mourns the Loss of Frances Hildreth Townes
In 1951, Charles Townes conceived the idea of the maser, a laser precursor, while sitting in a park one sunny morning in Washington D.C., and a few months later he began building it, using ammonia gas...
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