OSA Press Releases RSShttp://www.osa.orgThis is a demonstration of creating an RSS feed.60Flipping a Light Switch in the Cell: Quantum Dots Used for Targeted Neural Activation/About_Osa/Newsroom/News_Releases/Releases/02.2012/Flipping-a-Light-Switch-in-the-Cell.aspxBy harnessing quantum dots-tiny light-emitting semiconductor particles a few billionths of a meter across-researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a new and vastly more targeted way to stimulate neurons in the brain.Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTOSA Names Inaugural Outstanding Young Professionals/About_Osa/Newsroom/News_Releases/Releases/01.2012/OSA-Names-Outstanding-Young-Professionals.aspxThe Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the first annual Outstanding Young Professional Recognition. This honor acknowledges significant contributions made by an OSA Young Professional through volunteer activities completed as part of the Young Professionals Program.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTOSA’s Applied Optics Journal Celebrates 50 Years of Publication /About_Osa/Newsroom/News_Releases/Releases/01.2012/Applied-Optics-Journal-50-Years.aspxThe Optical Society (OSA) has kicked off its 50th anniversary celebration of Applied Optics, one of its flagship peer-reviewed publications. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTStudents Awarded Travel Grants to OSA Optics and Photonics Congress/About_Osa/Newsroom/News_Releases/Releases/01.2012/Students-Awarded-Grants-to-OSA-Congress.aspxThe OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased to announce the recipients of travel grants to the Optical Society’s (OSA) Lasers, Sources, and Related Photonics Devices Congress taking place this week in San Diego. The OSAF Student Travel Grant Program is designed to provide career development opportunities by assisting students who wish to attend conferences and meetings. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe Optical Society Launches Language-Editing and Article-Level Metrics Services for Journal Authors/About_Osa/Newsroom/News_Releases/Releases/01.2012/Optical-Society-Launches-Utilities-for-Journal-Authors.aspxThe Optical Society (OSA) today announced the launch of two new services for authors submitting to or publishing papers in any of OSA’s 15 peer-reviewed journals. A new language-editing service aims to help authors better polish the language in their articles before submitting them for peer-review, and Article-Level Metrics can now be tracked with every published article in OSA’s digital library Optics InfoBase. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT