A community-based organization called DAYLIGHT Project has introduced bulbs made from plastic water bottles to people living in informal settlements that lack electricity. The bulbs are a low-cost and environmentally-friendly innovation that are said to last seven years.Continue Reading
In celebration of the International Year of Light (#IYOL15, #ROCtheIYOL), NYPhotonics member Navitar sponsored the donation of 2500 polarizing slides for the upcoming “Wonders of Orion” planetarium show at the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Strasenburgh Planetarium. Navitar, Inc. supplies custom projection optics for planetariums around the world. As part of the International Year of Light, the Strasenburgh...Continue Reading
Did you know that the stunning lights of aurora borealis are the result of solar wind? Or that every CD and DVD player contains a tiny laser? Or that some people can trick their brains to see “impossible” colors? Fascinating, right? It’s this fascination with light and an unquenchable interest in researching new concepts that...Continue Reading
SPIE is sharing a very special book that celebrates light this year at Photonics West 2015. 2015 was designated the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies by the United Nations and UNESCO in late 2013. (IYOL) The SPIE published book, Celebrating Light, 50 Ways Light-based Technologies Enrich Our World, is a must-have. As John...Continue Reading
Did you know that the stunning lights of aurora borealis are the result of solar wind? Or that every CD and DVD player contains a tiny laser? Or that some people can trick their brains to see “impossible” colors? Fascinating, right? It’s this fascination with light and an unquenchable interest in researching new concepts that...Continue Reading
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Dr. Alastair N. Cormack, Interim Dean, Inamori School of Engineering, cordially invites you to attend the Scholes Lecture presented by Dr. Manoj Choudhary. The lecture [...]
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Topic: Global Optics and Photonics Market and Trends Bio: Dr. Gregory Quarles was hired as the Chief Scientific Officer for The Optical Society in [...]
You asked us how to submit a project for consideration by AIM Photonics. Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport [...]
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