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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 27, 2012 — The three 2012 winners of an annual optical design competition for students have been named, said electronic design automation company Synopsys Inc.
Photonics to Drive Investment Boost in Advanced Manufacturing
BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 25, 2012 — Photonics technologies are already key enablers of advanced manufacturing, and new initiatives to boost the US’s capabilities in that area will be a good use of the country’s photonics R&D, leaders of SPIE, the international society...
Photonics Professor Wins Krupp Prize
KARLSRUHE, Germany, June 29, 2012 — The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology photonics professor received the 2012 Alfried Krupp Prize for Young University Teachers, endowed with €1 million.
A Little More “Sci,” a Little Less “Fi”
Jun 15, 2012 — How would you feel if Neil deGrasse Tyson called you out publicly on your knowledge of astronomy? Now, how would you feel if you spent the better part of a decade and untold millions of dollars making a big sci-fi movie and Neil deGrasse Tyson...
Fraunhofer Opening Laser Research Center at Strathclyde
GLASGOW, Scotland, June 1, 2012 — The UK’s first Fraunhofer Center will be based at the University of Strathclyde, the university announced this week. The new Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics will be a hub for industry-driven laser research and technology for health...
Microbubble Imaging Wins Nanoengineering Prize
SAN DIEGO, May 11, 2012 — A new “blinking microbubble” technique that images deeper inside the body for improved breast cancer diagnostics has won the grand prize at the University of California, San Diego’s Jacob School of Engineering Research Expo 2012.
Quantum Dots Shine Brighter with Acid
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11, 2012 — Vanderbilt University chemists boosted the fluorescence efficiency of white-light quantum dots to 45 percent, a more than tenfold increase.
Mock Mars Mission Tests Camera Design
TUCSON, Ariz., April 27, 2012 — The viability of a multiple-camera system designed for future NASA space vehicles was subject of a two-week simulated mission to Mars by five engineering students from the University of Arizona. As part of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Design...
Utah Students’ QDs Win Regional Cleantech Challenge
SALT LAKE CITY, April 26, 2012 — Students at the University of Utah recently won $100,000 and first place in the regional CU Cleantech New Venture Challenge for their quantum dot technology.
Rock ’n’ Roll Optics
Apr 13, 2012 — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame holds its 27th annual induction ceremony in Cleveland this Saturday. I happen to be in the area, and optics is never far from my mind. So, naturally, I decided to draw up a list of the Top 5 Optics Moments featuring...
Inspiration Award Honors Edmund Optics Founder
BARRINGTON, N.J., April 12, 2012 — The optical components manufacturer has launched the Norman Edmund Inspiration Award to honor the contributions made by founder Norman Edmund toward advancing the science of optics. The $5000 product award will be presented to one of the three 2012...
Osaka University Buys Nanolithography Tool
CHICAGO, April 9, 2012 — The NanoFabrication Systems Div. of NanoInk Inc. announced that Osaka University’s Photonics Advanced Research Center in Japan has purchased and installed its DPN 5000 system to fabricate nanoscale plasmonic and nanophotonic devices.
AMOP Awards Dissertation Prize to De las Cuevas
GARCHING, Germany, April 3, 2012 — Dr. Gemma De las Cuevas received this year’s Dissertation Prize from the AMOP section of the German Physical Society for her work with classical statistical mechanics.
Defense, Security Show Targets Baltimore
Apr 1, 2012 — SPIE moves its DSS conference and trade show to the Charm City to maximize exposure to governmental agencies, military institutions and research organizations. At the mention of Baltimore, certain things come to mind: crab cakes, the Orioles, Camden...
OSA Local Section in Egypt First in Middle East
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2012 — The Optical Society has established the Alhazen Egyptian OSA Local Section, the society’s first local section in the Middle East.
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Making Virtual Games: In, Around and Out of the World
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The value of discovery
Oct 1, 2009 — More than 40 years ago, Frank Oppenheimer, a physics professor at the University of Colorado and the younger brother of American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, proposed a science museum to be housed in the vacant Palace of Fine Arts in the Marina...
Understanding the “sex gap” in science and math
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SPIE O+P Blog: Hornet's Nest
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