Starfire hub, funded by U.S. DOE, is developing fusion energy solutions, led by LLNL.

Annual pitch competition welcomes participants leveraging optics or photonics technologies or applications as the basis for a viable business.

…and BAE Systems investing to accelerate chip production for U.S. defense with Chips Act funding.

Program to feature U.S. agencies for federal policy, funding, product development, and procurement.

...and Tokyo Inst. of Science achieves “lowest” operating voltage for white OLEDs

Plenary sessions highlight wide-ranging optical engineering challenges.

Next VP has worked across industry, government, and academia, and is a longstanding contributor to the community.

SPIE’s Jennifer O’Bryan details issues around Trump’s policies and how industry can respond.

Session ranged from triplet-to-singlet upconversion, to organic photodetectors and OLEDs, and ink-jet printing of photonics.

Breann Sitarski of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center updates conference on progress of telescope design.

Recognition honors scientific excellence and technical achievements, and participation in the optics community.

Aim is to give SMEs access to new sources for multispectral analytics and business development.