Ice Loss Narrows Spectrum of Ocean Light
Blue shift in the underwater light environment could alter species composition of photosynthetic microorganisms.
08 May 2025
Real-Time Diagnostics, Without the Lab
Laura M. Lechuga talks about emerging biosensing technology for use at the point of care.
01 May 2025
Azalea Vision Secures Funds for Smart Vision Platform
Startup receives €9 million in series A funding to support clinical trials of its smart lens technology.
14 May 2025
Single-Photon Source Points The Way to Quantum Networks
Chip-based device is compatible with fairly simple detectors thanks to its generation of visible-telecom photon pairs.
14 May 2025
Low-Cost Liquid Lenses
Researchers used water droplets to replicate a convex lens, defocusing and magnifying a laser beam.
08 May 2025
Milky Way Spiral
Milky Way dust emission as measured from the Planck satellite and converted into a polarization pattern of B-modes, a spiral type of polarization imprinted in the microwave sky.
09 May 2025
May 2025 Issue
LATEST NEWS
Azalea Vision Secures Funds for Smart Vision Platform
Startup receives €9 million in series A funding to support clinical trials of its smart lens technology.
14 May 2025
Single-Photon Source Points The Way to Quantum Networks
Chip-based device is compatible with fairly simple detectors thanks to its generation of visible-telecom photon pairs.
14 May 2025
Ice Loss Narrows Spectrum of Ocean Light
Resulting blue shift in the underwater light environment could alter species composition of photosynthetic microorganisms.
08 May 2025
Low-Cost Liquid Lenses
Researchers used water droplets to replicate a convex lens, defocusing and magnifying a laser beam.
08 May 2025
Wafer‑Scale Switch Promises a Photonic Fast Lane for AI
nEye Systems secures US$58 million to bring wafer‑scale optical switching to AI data centers.
02 May 2025ADVERTISEMENT
EDITOR'S PICKS
Generating and Detecting Deepfakes: A 21st-Century Arms Race
As AI tools get better at creating realistic images and videos, scientists are racing to develop countermeasures to spot the fakes.
01 February 2025
How Much Is Optics and Photonics Worth?
There is no single metric to assess the value of the industry.
01 January 2025
Global Quantum Funding
Governments worldwide are increasing their funding commitments for quantum technology. Here’s a look at total historic investments for various countries/regions.
01 June 2024
Far-UV Photo of Earth
On 21 April 1972, NASA’s Apollo 16 mission took a far-ultraviolet photo of Earth with an ultraviolet camera.
01 April 2025ADVERTISEMENT
Milky Way Spiral
Milky Way dust emission as measured from the Planck satellite and converted into a polarization pattern of B-modes, a spiral type of polarization imprinted in the microwave sky.
09 May 2025
The Ins and Outs of Technical Proposals
Motivate reviewers to support your idea by highlighting its importance and grabbing their attention.
01 May 2025
Quantum in Africa
Yanne Chembo discusses his hopes for quantum science on the African continent in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.
01 May 2025CAREERS
Journeys in Optics: Aparajita Bandyopadhyay
Bandyopadhyay talks about her role as chair of the Agriphotonics Technical Group and returning to research after taking time to focus on other priorities.
13 May 2025
Journeys in Optics: Milana Kendrisic
Kendrisic discusses her motivations as a researcher, receiving the Deutsch Fellowship and why she chose a career in academia.
01 April 2025
Journeys in Optics: Alejandro Velez-Zea
Velez-Zea discusses his career in academia, his research project that won the Optica Foundation Challenge and offers advice for students and early-career professionals.
05 November 2024
Ambassadors and Chapters Driving Optics Education and Career Advancement
Ana Karen Reyes talks about her work as an Optica Ambassador supporting optics and photonics education and professional development.
29 October 2024
A Career in Subsea: The Final (Fiber) Frontier
The Optical Fiber Communications Workshop, hosted by an Optica/SPIE Student Chapter, showcased career opportunities in the burgeoning field of subsea communications.
18 October 2024