Three of the Defense Department’s 11 principal directors of modernization within the Office of Defense Research and Engineering, discussed quantum science, 5G and directed energy. The three are responsible for informing senior DOD leaders about science and technology investments that will provide warfighters the greatest return on investment. They spoke yesterday at the National Defense...Continue Reading
SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals) is an arm mounted instrument that is part of NASA’s Perseverance rover. It combines imaging with UV resonance Raman and native deep UV fluorescence spectroscopy in order to identify potential biosignatures and understand the aqueous history of a site on Mars. SHERLOC performs both spectroscopy and co-boresightedd microscopic imaging for scientific investigations. For wide...Continue Reading
New York Photonics is a not-for-profit organization founded to promote and enhance the New York State optics, photonics and imaging industry by fostering the cooperation of business, academia and government.