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International Year of Light News
3 Questions Interview
Sep 9, 2016 — Alan Willner, 2016 president of The Optical Society (OSA), entered the field of optics about 30 years ago, receiving a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Columbia University in 1988. He is a former postdoctoral member of the technical staff at...
Top Stories of 2015 from Photonics.com
Nov 30, 2015 — Flexible Film Creates Colors from Reflected Light June 2015 A team at the University of Central Florida’s College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL) in June developed an ultrathin, color-changing film that reflects rather than emits light. This...
Remembering Teddi Laurin, a Photonics Industry Champion
Nov 30, 2015 — As I began to write this editorial, I was reflecting on 2015 and the technological advancement and innovation we’ve seen industrywide. However, my thoughts quickly turned to our founder, Teddi Laurin, to whom we said goodbye on Nov. 5. She is...
The UK in Lights
Jun 12, 2015 — Discoveries by revolutionary scientists Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Thomas Young and others have helped shape the modern world of photonics. Technological innovations, ongoing education and training, and the International Year of Light 2015 continue to...
Photonics Advances in the ‘Land of Ideas’
Mar 26, 2015 — The Abbe refractometer. The stauroscope. The Easter Bunny, the modern tradition of Christmas trees, and the accordion. All of these originated in Germany, and each has made a significant impact on the world. And the country’s innovative spirit...
IYL2015: Opening Ceremonies Mark Light’s Global Reach
PARIS, Dec. 31, 2014 — More than a thousand participants are expected here Jan. 19 and 20 for opening ceremonies marking the International Year of Light. Established by a UN resolution, the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies is a global initiative to...
Celebrating Light
Dec 8, 2014 — As happens around this time, we find ourselves on the threshold of a new year – and what a year it will be for the photonics industry! The International Year of Light kicks off in January with festive opening ceremonies in Paris, but the...
Light Gets a Year in the, Well, Spotlight
Oct 21, 2014 — In late 2013, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, and entities around the world are finalizing plans to participate. The goal is to help people understand the importance...
An Open Letter to the Photonics Industry
Oct 3, 2014 — Join with us in 2015 to raise international awareness of how photonic technologies can solve global challenges. It is a tremendous honor for us that photonics has been recognized by the United Nations with its own international year. In proclaiming...
Light Refreshments Will Be Served
Jul 1, 2014 — In less than six months, people everywhere will anxiously await the ball drop or other symbolic event signaling the start of 2015. It seems fitting that the International Year of Light will be ushered in by fireworks and laser light shows from Paris...
UN Proclaims 2015 ‘International Year of Light’
PARIS, Dec. 23, 2013 — 2015 was proclaimed as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015) during the 71st Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly 68th Session on Friday, a move lauded by a number of scientific societies and institutes. In...
3 Questions Interview
Oct 1, 2013 — Light is critical to life day in and day out, but John Dudley leads a group that wants to celebrate light for the entire year of 2015. Dudley, from South Auckland, New Zealand, holds Bachelor of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of...
Societies Applaud Year of Light Progress
WASHINGTON, D.C., & BELLEVUE, Wash., June 12, 2013 — Progress is being made in having 2015 declared the International Year of Light by the United Nations, international optics and photonics leaders report.
UN Committee Endorses International Year of Light in 2015
PARIS, Oct. 26, 2012 — A resolution declaring 2015 as the International Year of Light was endorsed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and backed by 28 other nations, at the organization’s 190th session in Paris last week. Its...
EPS Promotes Year of Light
Dec 1, 2011 — The European Physical Society (EPS), based in Mulhouse, France, has announced a global project to seek an endorsement by the United Nations proclaiming 2015 as an International Year of Light. Besides celebrating the anniversaries of important...
EPS Promotes International Year of Light
MULHOUSE, France, Sept. 20, 2011 — The European Physical Society (EPS) announced the official start of a global project that aims to have the United Nations proclaim 2015 as an International Year of Light. In addition to celebrating the anniversaries of important milestones in the...
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