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Optical Materials Express Focus Issue Liquid Crystal Materials
01 December 2011
The Optical Society (OSA) today published a special Focus Issue on LCMs for Photonic Applications in its open-access journal Optical Materials Express.
Monthly Tip Sheet Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express - November 2011
30 November 2011
The following highlights summarize key research recently published in Biomedical Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) principal outlet for serving the biomedical optics community with rapid, open-access, peer-reviewed papers related to optics, photonics and imaging in the life sciences.
OSA Foundation Recognizes Student Researchers Frontiers in Optics 2011
21 November 2011
The OSA Foundation is pleased to announce the most recent student grant winners and scholarship recipients, recognized during the OSA Foundation Chairman’s Breakfast, held during the Optical Society’s (OSA) 95th Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2011 in San Jose, Calif.
OSA Applauds Science Funding Levels in FY 2012 U.S. Federal Budget
18 November 2011
The Optical Society (OSA) today praised the U.S. Congress for the passage of H.R. 2112, the minibus appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD); Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration; and Commerce, Justice and Science.
OSA to Host Congressional Briefing on Optics in Medical Imaging
15 November 2011
The Optical Society (OSA), in conjunction with the U.S. House of Representatives’ Research and Development Caucus, is hosting a congressional briefing this week on how medical imaging is being used to better diagnose and treat a range of conditions.
John Bowers Wins 2012 John Tyndall Award
10 November 2011
The Optical Society (OSA) and the IEEE Photonics Society are pleased to announce that John Bowers, Fred Kavil Chair in Nanotechnology and director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the recipient of the 2012 John Tyndall Award.
Energy Express Focus Issue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes
07 November 2011
To highlight breakthroughs in Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) the Optical Society (OSA) today published a special Focus Issue on OLEDs in Energy Express, a bi-monthly supplement to its open access journal Optics Express.
Jarus W. Quinn Named Honorary Member of the Optical Society
03 November 2011
The Optical Society (OSA) Board of Directors announced today that it has elected Jarus W. Quinn as the newest Honorary Member of the Society.
Manufacturing Microscale Medical Devices for Faster Tissue Engineering
02 November 2011
New laser technique described in Biomedical Optics Express could be used for production of tissue scaffolds, microneedles.
Monthly Tip Sheet Research Highlights from Biomedical Optics Express - October 2011
31 October 2011
The following highlights summarize key research recently published in Biomedical Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) principal outlet for serving the biomedical optics community with rapid, open-access, peer-reviewed papers related to optics, photonics and imaging in the life sciences.