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The Optical Society Launches Optics and Photonics CONNECT Online Resourc
19 January 2012
The Optical Society (OSA) today announced the launch of Optics & Photonics CONNECT (O&P CONNECT), an online resource that provides unique content and applications to those with an interest in optics and photonics.
Fourth Quarter 2011 Industry News Summary
12 January 2012
The following is a corporate news roundup from the Optical Society (OSA). This quarterly gathering of industry news is a complimentary service offered by the OSA PR team. For more information on these or other OSA corporate members making news, please contact Angela Stark at astark@osa.org or 202.416.1443.
OSA Foundation Launches Paul A. Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship Campaign
11 January 2012
The OSA Foundation (OSAF) has announced the launch of a fundraising campaign to establish the Paul Anthony Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship. The Foundation aims to successfully achieve its fundraising goal by this spring so that the scholarship program can be formally in place and ready for student applicants by year-end.
Fourth Quarter 2011 Industry News Summary
02 January 2012
With X-Ray vision systems, high-powered telescope projects and even trips to Mars, OSA Corporate Members spent the fourth quarter turning science fiction into science fact, and ranking agencies took note. Several OSA Corporate Members received recognition for their high level of growth in 2011, setting the industry up for a promising start to the New Year.
Optical Fiber Innovation Could Make Future Optical Computers a 'SNAP'
14 December 2011
Researchers from OFS Laboratories in Somerset, N.J., have developed a precise and efficient way to create microresonators by making nanoscale changes to the diameter of normal optical fiber.
Optical Fiber Innovation Could Make Future Optical Computers a ‘SNAP’
11 December 2011
Optics and photonics may one day revolutionize computer technology with the promise of light-speed calculations. Storing light as memory, however, requires devices known as microresonators, an emerging technology that cannot yet meet the demands of computing.
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.