Life in action: researchers capture 3D cellular dynamics across whole organism
In Optica, researchers describe a new microscopy technique can capture dynamic 3D images of an entire zebrafish larvae while maintaining cellular resolution in all three dimensions, giving scientists...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind GEMM Asia Summit addresses urgent crises facing mega-cities
On 5-6 December, experts in climate, technology and policy gathered for GEMM Asia, a summit hosted by the Global Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (GEMM) Initiative and the National University...
View ArticleMing-Jun Li named 2023 John Tyndall recipient
Optica, Photonics Worldwide, and the IEEE Photonics Society have named Ming-Jun Li, a Corporate Fellow at Corning Incorporated, USA, the 2023 John Tyndall Award recipient.
View ArticleIncreasing the global bandwidth of optical communications
Winners of the Optica Foundation 20th Anniversary Challenge are using the prize to advance research in integrated chips, nanotechnology, and the mid-infrared to meet telecommunications demands and...
View ArticleU.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Named Advocate of Optics
Over her 30-year tenure in the U.S. Congress, Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a consistent supporter of science, optics and the National Quantum Initiative.
View ArticleResearchers develop all-optical approach to pumping chip-based nanolasers
Researchers have developed a new all-optical method for driving multiple highly dense nanolaser arrays. The approach, described in a new paper in Optica, could enable chip-based optical communication...
View ArticleOptica Community story features leading Turkish nanophotonics expert
The latest Optica Community article tells the story of how uncertain weather and failed crops in a farming village in Turkey inspired a nine-year-old girl to become one of the world's leading physicists.
View ArticleResearchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects
For the first time, researchers demonstrated a new type of optical manipulation: using laser light to pull a macroscopic object. The technology has potential for applications in the continued...
View ArticleOptical coating approach prevents fogging and unwanted reflections
Researchers combine a polymer coating with silicon dioxide nanostructures to create a coating to prevent fogging and unwanted reflections. The technique solves a common problem for sensors such as...
View ArticleOptica Publishing Group Announces the Launch of Optica Open
Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA) announces the launch of Optica Open, a new preprint server dedicated to advancing optics and photonics around the globe.
View ArticleOptics Express, Optics Letters Top-Rated Journals in 2006
The Optical Society of America (OSA) is pleased to announce that based on "impact factor," or the number of citations compared to the number of papers published, its journals Optics Express and Optics...
View ArticleLife in action: researchers capture 3D cellular dynamics across whole organism
In Optica, researchers describe a new microscopy technique can capture dynamic 3D images of an entire zebrafish larvae while maintaining cellular resolution in all three dimensions, giving scientists...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind GEMM Asia Summit addresses urgent crises facing mega-cities
On 5-6 December, experts in climate, technology and policy gathered for GEMM Asia, a summit hosted by the Global Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (GEMM) Initiative and the National University...
View ArticleMing-Jun Li named 2023 John Tyndall recipient
Optica, Photonics Worldwide, and the IEEE Photonics Society have named Ming-Jun Li, a Corporate Fellow at Corning Incorporated, USA, the 2023 John Tyndall Award recipient.
View ArticleIncreasing the global bandwidth of optical communications
Winners of the Optica Foundation 20th Anniversary Challenge are using the prize to advance research in integrated chips, nanotechnology, and the mid-infrared to meet telecommunications demands and...
View ArticleU.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Named Advocate of Optics
Over her 30-year tenure in the U.S. Congress, Eddie Bernice Johnson has been a consistent supporter of science, optics and the National Quantum Initiative.
View ArticleResearchers develop all-optical approach to pumping chip-based nanolasers
Researchers have developed a new all-optical method for driving multiple highly dense nanolaser arrays. The approach, described in a new paper in Optica, could enable chip-based optical communication...
View ArticleOptica Community story features leading Turkish nanophotonics expert
The latest Optica Community article tells the story of how uncertain weather and failed crops in a farming village in Turkey inspired a nine-year-old girl to become one of the world's leading physicists.
View ArticleResearchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects
For the first time, researchers demonstrated a new type of optical manipulation: using laser light to pull a macroscopic object. The technology has potential for applications in the continued...
View ArticleOptical coating approach prevents fogging and unwanted reflections
Researchers combine a polymer coating with silicon dioxide nanostructures to create a coating to prevent fogging and unwanted reflections. The technique solves a common problem for sensors such as...
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