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Displays You Wear
Apr 24, 2015 — Challenges still exist in the development of wearable devices, but continued advances may ultimately change how people interact with the world around them. It’s a case of a sight for sore eyes and other body parts, with display advances promising better augmented reality and wearable devices. For augmented reality, which overlays computer-generated information onto what people see, improvements include 3-D presentations of data and easier outdoor use. Wearable devices in general will
Super Vision in the Wink of an Eye
Apr 3, 2015 — It is, and has only ever been, an inquiring mind that leads to technological innovation. When scientists focus their attention on the “what ifs” in their investigative brains, it often leads to impressive discoveries. For Dr. Eric...
3 Finalists Vie for National Integrated Photonics Institute
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2015 — Three consortia led by the universities of Central Florida, Southern California and New York have been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to submit full proposals for creating a $220 million Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing...
Lockheed: NIR Camera for Space Telescope Exceeds Expectations
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 7, 2015 — Lockheed Martin said its NIRCam near-infrared camera, developed in collaboration with the University of Arizona for the James Webb Space Telescope, exceeded expectations during recent testing. The instrument is the primary science camera on the...
Oschmann Named UA 2014 Alum of the Year
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2014 — Jacobus Oschmann has been named the 2014 alumnus of the year by the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences.
Synopsys Names Optical Design Contest Winners
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 26, 2014 — Xinda Hu of the University of Arizona, and University of Rochester students Anthony Vella, Aaron Bauer and Nicolas Brown are the winners of Synopsis Inc.’s Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition. Hu designed a multifocal-plane...
Sulfur Copolymers Boost IR Optics
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2014 — A new polymer made from sulfur demonstrates high transmission of IR light that could greatly enhance thermal imaging systems. While crystalline IR materials such as silicon, germanium, zinc selenide and halide salts are all frequently used for IR...
Two-Mode Imaging System More Efficient for Tumor ID
TUCSON, Ariz., and ST. LOUIS, June 23, 2014 — Removing cancerous tumors can be a delicate process, requiring surgeons to pinpoint their exact location. A new technology has demonstrated that ability in a more effective way than with conventional methods. A dual-mode imager developed by a team...
Augmented Reality Device Easier on the Eyes
TUCSON and STORRS, Conn., May 28, 2014 — A new device aims to make augmented reality (AR) technology easier on the eyes. Developed by researchers at the University of Arizona and the University of Connecticut, the OST-HMD (optical see-through head-mounted display) device is similar to...
Mid-IR Lens Incorporates Waste Sulfur
TUCSON, Ariz., April 21, 2014 — Thin, inexpensive plastic lenses for IR imaging devices can be manufactured from waste sulfur generated by refining fossil fuels.
Two-Stage Laser Could Make Rain, Lightning
UNION PARK, Fla., and TUCSON, Ariz., April 18, 2014 — Weather is beyond human control -- or is it? A team from the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Optics & Photonics and the University of Arizona are developing a technique to trigger rain and lightning in clouds with a high-energy laser...
Femtosecond Laser May Divert Lightning
TUCSON, Ariz. and ORLANDO, Fla., April 3, 2014 — A long-range femtosecond laser under development could be used to steer lightning away from buildings. Optical scientists at the University of Arizona and the University of Central Florida are working on the technology, which uses a low-intensity...
SPIE Names 2014 Award Winners
BELLINGHAM, Wash., March 18, 2014 — SPIE has announced its 2014 award recipients, who are being honored for their outstanding achievements in the industry. And the winners are: SPIE Gold Medal Award: James Harrington of Rutgers University for his contributions to the field of...
Goetz Instrument Support Awards Announced
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 20, 2014— Innovative research projects based on spectroscopy and remote sensing have been recognized by the Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program awards for 2014. The awards program, now in its eighth year and supported by PANalytical Boulder (formerly...
Ocean Optics Names 2014 Young Investigator Award Winner
DUNEDIN, Fla., Feb. 18, 2014 — Ocean Optics has named Gabriel Orsinger the 2014 recipient of the Young Investigator Award. Orsinger, a graduate student at the University of Arizona, was honored for his research of the use of gold-coated liposomes as a tool for studying cellular...
SPIE Donation Helps Establish Endowed Scholarships
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7, 2014 — Fourteen new endowed scholarships will provide an investment in the future of optical sciences and photonics, realized through graduate students and their studies. SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and 13 other organizations...
Sadoulet Named Edmund Optics President
BARRINGTON, N.J., Jan. 31, 2014 — Samuel Sadoulet has been named the new president of Edmund Optics. He has served as the company’s chief operating officer for more than a year, a role that he will maintain along with that of president. Sadoulet has a wide range of experience...
Big Photonics Advances Build and Power Big Telescopes
Nov 1, 2013 — Bigger aspheric mirrors enable astronomers to see farther into space – but they require special designs. For astronomers, bigger is better: In general, the scientific value of a telescope scales to the fourth power of its diameter. So,...
Synopsys names optical design contest winners
Nov 1, 2013 — Contest sponsor Synopsys of Mountain View, Calif., has announced the winners of the 2013 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Optical Design Competition: Matthew Bergkoetter, James Corsetti and Jonathan Papa from the University of Rochester and Tzu-Yu Wu from...
Congress meets photonics
Oct 1, 2013 — As part of the National Photonics Initiative (NPI), Rep. Ron Barber met with students, faculty and local business leaders at the University of Arizona in Tucson for a day this summer to discuss the benefits of photonics and the role that the...
Rep. Honda Sees Photonics at Work in Directed Light Visit
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2013 — California Rep. Mike Honda toured Directed Light Inc. this week, becoming the latest member of Congress to learn how photonics boosts the local and national economy as part of the National Photonics Initiative (NPI). The congressman met with...
3 Questions Interview
Sep 1, 2013 — Dr. Thomas M. Baer is a major force in photonics. He’s the executive director of Stanford University’s Photonics Research Center and co-founder of Arcturus Bioscience Inc., which he established in 1996; he was the company’s...
Optical chip enables affordable holographic displays
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – When Daniel Smalley saw the Mark II holographic video display at MIT, he had to have one. And he will, thanks to a new approach he devised that could produce reasonably priced standard-definition, full-color holograms. “I had to come up with...
Optics scholarship established to honor Edmund
Sep 1, 2013 — Edmund Optics CEO Robert Edmund has made a gift to the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences in honor of his father, the late Norman Edmund. The permanent endowment establishes the Norman W. Edmund Merit Scholarship in Optical Sciences...
UArizona Presents Power of Optics to Congressman
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 16, 2013 — The world of photonics was on display for Rep. Ron Barber at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences on Wednesday, providing an eye-opening showcase of technology made possible by light. As part of the National Photonics Initiative...
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