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Schott Donates 'Desert Flower' to UA Optical College

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TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 10, 2006 -- A unique scultpture will greet visitors to the University of Arizona's College of Optical Sciences following a dedication Thursday of "Desert Flower," a gift from Schott and artist Christopher Ries. The sculpture is displayed in the recent $17 million addition to the college's Meinel Building, in the center of the lobby area, close to a light shaft that emanates through five floors of the building and draws natural light into the lobby. Cut, carved, ground and polished from a piece of pure, clear optical glass cast at Schott’s facility in Duryea, Pa., it represents the work for...Read full article

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    Published: November 2006
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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