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20 Sep 21
OSA rebrands as 'Optica'

New name for The Optical Society references one of the organization's scientific journals.

15 Sep 21
Optical lattice clock pioneers win Breakthrough Prize

Hidetoshi Katori and Jun Ye recongized for improved precision of time measurement.

14 Sep 21
SPIE Remote Sensing: Earth observations yield new insights

The ESA future observation program employs multiple optical technologies.

08 Sep 21
James Webb Space Telescope launch date set for December 18

$9 billion observatory will be shipped to French Guiana launch site via Panama Canal.

08 Sep 21
Countdown to VISION as expo returns to Stuttgart next month

Organizer says in-person event is “positive signal” to international machine vision market and economy.

06 Sep 21
UK invests £4M in world’s largest robotic telescope

The £24M New Robotic Telescope to be situated on La Palma, Spain, will be 4x more sensitive than previous record-holder.

01 Sep 21
ESO guide star laser passes field testing

ESO's collaboration with Toptica and industrial partners on improved laser systems progresses.

26 Aug 21
PROSCOPE project aims for early-stage bowel cancer detection

Multimodal platform should allow cellular-level colon imaging in real-time.

23 Aug 21
Metal halide perovskite paired with silicon breaks solar cell efficiency limit

Oxford PV paper reports “record” 29.5% performance of tandem cells, which could rapidly scale up solar energy.

19 Aug 21
Leak-detecting quantum camera can cut oil and gas industry emissions

Development by Bristol-based QLM visualizes and measures quantity of methane lost through leaks from a great distance.

19 Aug 21
NIF takes further stride towards fusion ignition

Yield over 1.3 megajoules said to put researchers at the threshold of new experimental regime.

17 Aug 21
NSF funding helps ZEUS laser prepare to power up

Award of $18 million will support proposed studies of extreme plasmas.

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