Second Sunday plenary, by Dr. Jun Ye, of JILA at University of Colorado, explored quantum science and metrology.

Society’s next Vice President is also an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Third generation family member to head Board, Marisa succeeds her father Robert Edmund as he retires.

Discovery by German consortium of Gießen, Marburg and Karlsruhe universities relied on Stuttgart’s High Performance Computing Center.

Sixth and final element of infrared constellation set to identify hostile missile launches.

Ireland-based group researching how to reduce shutdowns at renewable energy plants.

Forty-nine laser cutting machines were last week loaded in Hamburg – set for delivery in New York by mid-August.

Space historian Professor Prof. Robert Smith identifies highs (and lows) in the scope’s century-plus countdown.

optics.org attended a selection of SATI conferences Sunday to gain insight into different aspects of this booming sector.

As space-optics hit the top of the news agenda, the biennial meeting and expo opens in Montreal, Canada, on July 17th.

NASA and its optics partners have made astronomical history for all of humanity.

Positive industry sentiment reported after 2021 event is “good omen for the 30th edition,” says organizer.