The Optical Society Announces OSA Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy Recognition
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced the OSA Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy Recognition, which serves to acknowledge OSA members, companies or organizations that demonstrate efforts to foster...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Announces the 2018 Esther Hoffman Beller Medal Recipient
The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to name Uli Lemmer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, the recipient of the 2018 Esther Hoffman Beller Medal. Lemmer is honored for developing a...
View ArticleResearchers Levitate Water Droplets to Improve Contaminant Detection
In a new study, researchers showed that using sound waves to levitate droplets of water in midair can improve the detection of harmful heavy metal contaminants such as lead and mercury in water....
View ArticleOSA Fellows Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a private organization dedicated to the furtherance of science, recently announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates. Those elected today...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Names the 2018 Max Born Award Recipient
The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to name Demetrios Christodoulides, CREOL - The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, USA, the 2018 Max Born Award recipient. The award...
View ArticleWorld-renowned artist studio NONOTAK at ARTECHOUSE for International Day of...
The Optical Society (OSA) in partnership with ARTECHOUSE, The American Physical Society (APS), and The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has planned an innovative visual experience that celebrates...
View ArticleHow to Use Limited Bandwidth More Efficiently? Think Like a Cave-Dwelling Fish
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a light-based device that mimics a fish’s incredible jamming avoidance response (JAR) by moving the frequency of an emitted signal away from other...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Presents 2018 Advocate of Optics Recognition to Carol...
The Optical Society (OSA) will award UK Member of Parliament Carol Monaghan its 2018 Advocate of Optics recognition 21 May during the SU2P 9th Annual Symposium at the University of Strathclyde,...
View ArticleResearchers Use LiDAR to Locate Invasive Fish and Preserve a National Treasure
For decades the National Park Service has been locked in a battle against the lake trout, an invasive fish with a voracious appetite that has overtaken Yellowstone Lake and upended its formerly...
View ArticleFive Optical Society of America Members Featured in PBS Special
A new PBS special exploring low-temperature physics and the race to reach absolute zero will premiere in January and includes interviews with five members of the Optical Society of America (OSA) who...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Announces OSA Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy Recognition
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced the OSA Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy Recognition, which serves to acknowledge OSA members, companies or organizations that demonstrate efforts to foster...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Announces the 2018 Esther Hoffman Beller Medal Recipient
The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to name Uli Lemmer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, the recipient of the 2018 Esther Hoffman Beller Medal. Lemmer is honored for developing a...
View ArticleResearchers Levitate Water Droplets to Improve Contaminant Detection
In a new study, researchers showed that using sound waves to levitate droplets of water in midair can improve the detection of harmful heavy metal contaminants such as lead and mercury in water....
View ArticleOSA Fellows Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a private organization dedicated to the furtherance of science, recently announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates. Those elected today...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Names the 2018 Max Born Award Recipient
The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to name Demetrios Christodoulides, CREOL - The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, USA, the 2018 Max Born Award recipient. The award...
View ArticleWorld-renowned artist studio NONOTAK at ARTECHOUSE for International Day of...
The Optical Society (OSA) in partnership with ARTECHOUSE, The American Physical Society (APS), and The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has planned an innovative visual experience that celebrates...
View ArticleHow to Use Limited Bandwidth More Efficiently? Think Like a Cave-Dwelling Fish
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a light-based device that mimics a fish’s incredible jamming avoidance response (JAR) by moving the frequency of an emitted signal away from other...
View ArticleThe Optical Society Presents 2018 Advocate of Optics Recognition to Carol...
The Optical Society (OSA) will award UK Member of Parliament Carol Monaghan its 2018 Advocate of Optics recognition 21 May during the SU2P 9th Annual Symposium at the University of Strathclyde,...
View ArticleResearchers Use LiDAR to Locate Invasive Fish and Preserve a National Treasure
For decades the National Park Service has been locked in a battle against the lake trout, an invasive fish with a voracious appetite that has overtaken Yellowstone Lake and upended its formerly...
View ArticleInnovative Light-Delivery Technique Improves Biosensors
There is a continuing need for practical chip-based sensors that can be used at the point of care to detect cancer and other diseases. An innovative way to inject light into tiny silicon microdisks...
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