OSA In The News
Welcome to the OSA in the News page. This page features select media coverage of OSA, the OSA Foundation, OSA members, and research published in OSA journals.
June 2013
Tech Transfer via the Moon
Photonics.com – June 10, 2013
Weird quantum entanglement achieves new detection record
Mother Nature Network – June 7, 2013
CLEO Presents Cutting-Edge Research on Optics, Lasers
Photonics.com – June 7, 2013
CLEO: 2013 press luncheon spotlights new techniques in optofluidics, temporal cloaking, cryolasers
Phys.org – June 7, 2013
Article: Weird Quantum Entanglement Achieves New Record
LiveScience – June 6, 2013
Weird Quantum Entanglement Achieves New Record
Oregon Herald – June 6, 2013
Optics and Photonics Leaders Propose International Year of Light to the UN and UNESCO
Azonano.com – June 6, 2013
International Year of Light Proposed at United Nations
Novus Light Technologies Today – June 5, 2013
Going Green By Uniting OLEDs & CdSe QDs
Compound Semiconductor – June 5, 2013
Gold Nanoparticles Combined with DNA Snippets may Help Diagnose Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Azonano.com – June 5, 2013
Longer Lasting Strawberries
KMJNow Talk Radio – June 5, 2013
Study: UV Light Doubles Shelf Life Of Strawberries
redOrbit – June 5, 2013
UV-LEDs Make Bygones of Strawberry Mold and Decay
Gizmag – June 5, 2013
CLEO 2013: Detecting Disease with a Smart Phone
Novus Light Technologies Today – June 5, 2013
Moldy Strawberries? Not for 9 Days with UV LEDs
NBC News – June 4, 2013
CLEO 2013 Starts Next Week
Novus Light Technologies Today – June 4, 2013
Inkjet-Printed Hybrid Quantum Dot LEDs for Cheaper Lighting
Product Design & Development Magazine – June 4, 2013
Detecting Disease Using Smartphone Accessory
redOrbit – June 4, 2013
Inkjet-printed Hybrid Quantum Dot LEDs Bring Cheaper, ‘Greener’ Lighting To Market
redOrbit – June 4, 2013
Behold the 9-Day Fresh Strawberry: New Approach to Slowing Rot Doubles Berry Shelf Life
ScienceDaily – June 4, 2013
Detecting Disease With a Smartphone Accessory
ScienceDaily – June 4, 2013
Cheaper, 'Greener' Lighting With Inkjet-Printed Hybrid Quantum Dot LEDs
Nanowerk – June 4, 2013
Behold the 9-Day Fresh Strawberry: New Approach to Slowing Rot Doubles Berry Shelf Life
Phys.org – June 4, 2013
Bringing Cheaper, 'Greener' Lighting to Market With Inkjet-Printed Hybrid Quantum Dot LEDs
ScienceDaily – June 4, 2013
Detecting Disease With a Smartphone Accessory
Phys.org – June 4, 2013
State of Industry Subject of Photonics North Keynote
Photonics.com – June 3, 2013
May 2013
Grumpy Cat Movie, World's Tiniest Bunny: This Week in Off-beat Tech Stories
CBS News – May 31, 2013
Tiny Bunny Sculpture the Size of a Bacterium
CNET – May 31, 2013
Photonics North 2013: Optical Society Senior Advisor Tom Hausken to Keynote
Novus Light Technologies Today – May 31, 2013
CLEO 2013: Virus Counting Outside the Lab
Novus Light Technologies Today – May 31, 2013
Microscopic Bunny Could Help Fight Brain Disorders
The Verge – May 31, 2013
Photonics Industry Looks To Federal Government To Get Back Into The Game -- Introducing the National Photonics Initiative
Manufacturing & Technology News – May 31, 2013
OSA Senior Engineering & Applications Advisor Tom Hausken To Address Global State Of Photonics At Photonics North 2013
Photonics Online – May 31, 2013
Check Out This 3D Printed Bunny the Size of a Bacterium
DVICE – May 30, 2013
How Tiny 'Bunny' Helped Microscopic Object Research
TechNewsDaily – May 30, 2013
New Single Virus Detection Techniques for Faster Disease Diagnosis
ScienceDaily – May 30, 2013
New Single Virus Detection Technique Yields Faster Diagnosis
R&D Mag – May 30, 2013
Researchers to Present Optical Techniques for Counting Single Viruses Outside the Lab
BioOptics World – May 30, 2013
Faster Disease Diagnosis With New Single Virus Detection Techniques
redOrbit – May 30, 2013
Quantum Communications are Not Secure Say Researchers
Electrooptics.com – May 30, 2013
Tiny 3-D Bunny Shows off New Conductive Material
NBC News – May 29, 2013
This Bacterium-Sized Bunny Could Be The Future Of Bionic Brains
Popular Science – May 29, 2013
Quantum Cryptography’s Security May Not Be Air-tight
Homeland Security Newswire – May 29, 2013
Quantum Encryption May Be Hackable
Laboratory Equipment – May 29, 2013
Just How Secure is Quantum Cryptography
SpaceDaily – May 29, 2013
Quantum Cryptography’s Security May Not be Air-tight
Homeland Security Newswire – May 29, 2013
CLEO 2013: How Secure is Quantum Cryptography?
Novus Light Technologies Today – May 28, 2013
Just How Secure Is Quantum Cryptography?
Scientific Computing – May 28, 2013
Researchers Test Quantum Encryption Hacking Risk
Phys.org – May 28, 2013
IPG Photonics Donates $250K to Siegman Laser School Endowment
Photonics.com – May 24, 2013
Making Photonics a Priority
Laser Focus World – May 24, 2013
IPG Photonics Donates $250,000 for Siegman International School on Lasers
Novus Light Technologies Today – May 24, 2013
Ultrashort Laser Pulses Squeezed Out of Graphene
Nature – May 24, 2013
Growing New Brains with Infrared Light
Kurzweil Accelerating Intelligence – May 24, 2013
Photonics Societies Launch National Initiative
Photonics.com – May 23, 2013
US Photonics Societies Unite to Form National Photonics Initiative
Semiconductor Today – May 23, 2013
Photonics Societies Announce National Photonics Initiative
Novus Light Technologies Today – May 23, 2013
Photonics Societies Unite To Announce The National Photonics Initiative
Photonics Online – May 23, 2013
US National Photonics Initiative Launched
Electrooptics.com – May 23, 2013
National Photonics Initiative Seeks to Boost U.S. Competitiveness
Converge! Network Digest – May 23, 2013
IPG Photonics Makes Large Donation to OSA Foundation's Siegman International School on Lasers
Laser Focus World – May 23, 2013
OSA Foundation Receives $250,000 Donation from IPG Photonics for Siegman International School on Lasers
Optics.org – May 23, 2013
Coming Into Existence: Lab Sets a New Record for Creating Heralded Photons
ScienceDaily – May 20, 2013
Optogenetic Tool Has Potential for Brain Mapping
Photonics.com – May 17, 2013
Becoming Invisible, at Least to Microwaves
New York Times – May 13, 2013
OSA Names Award Recipients for 2013
BioPhotonics Magazine – May 13, 2013
Back-to-back Issues of Optics Express
The Institute of Photonic Sciences – May 10, 2013
Research by Kristen Maitland and Brian Applegate featured on cover of 'Biomedical Optics Express'
Texas A&M University – May 8, 2013
Novus Media Today Group's Kaufman Awarded OSA/MRS Congressional Science Fellowship
Novus Light Technologies Today – May 8, 2013
3D-Print Your Own Invisibility Cloak, Kind of
CNET – May 7, 2013
Societies Name Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows
Photonics.com – May 7, 2013
New Device Detects Asbestos In Real-Time, With Lasers And Magnets
Popular Science – May 6, 2013
Laser-based System Detects Asbestos in Real Time
Photonics.com – May 6, 2013
Airborne Asbestos Fibres Detected by Light Scattering in Real Time
spectroscopyNOW – May 6, 2013
On-Site Asbestos Detector to Help Prevent Dangerous Exposure
Medgadget – May 3, 2013
Laser-based Airborne Asbestos Detector Developed at University of Hertfordshire
Laser Focus World – May 2, 2013
New On-site Asbestos Detector Improves Work Place Safety
Alpha Galileo – May 2, 2013
Promise Of Better Workplace Safety Offered By On-site Asbestos Detector
RedOrbit – May 2, 2013
Portable Real-Time Asbestos Detector Promises Safer Workplace
Novus Light Technologies Today – May 2, 2013
April 2013
LED Streetlight Design Curbs Light Pollution
Photonics.com – April 30, 2013
University Researchers Reveal LED Street-light Design with Precise Beam and Less Glare
LEDs Magazine – April 28, 2013
Imaging: Microscopic Systems Through Holographic Video
Scientist Live – April 27, 2013
Ovum's Perspectives on Photonic Integration
Lightwave – April 26, 2013
LED Streetlamp Aims to Improve Public's View of Stars
BBC News – April 25, 2013
New LED Streetlight Design Cuts Light Pollution
Discovery News – April 25, 2013
New Street Light Design Eliminates Light Pollution
Smart Planet – April 25, 2013
New LED Technology Could Reduce Light Pollution
RedOrbit – April 24, 2013
New LED Lamps Light Street, Not Sky
BUILDINGS Magazine – April 24, 2013
KMLabs wins 2013 CLEO/LFW Innovation Award; Three Honorable Mentions Named
Laser Focus World – April 23, 2013
Thermal Imaging Helps Nab Bombing Suspect
Photonics.com – April 22, 2013
Multilayer Laue Lenses Enable Studies of Nanostructures with Ultra-high Resolution
Phys.org – April 17, 2013
Researchers Create Novel Optical Fibers
ScienceDaily – April 16, 2013
Science R&D Spending Up in US Budget for 2014
Novus Light Technologies Today – April 11, 2013
Verizon & NEC Claim Fiber Record
Light Reading – April 11, 2013
AT&T Researchers Set a Long-Haul Data Record
MIT Technology Review – April 10, 2013
Long Distance 3D Laser Camera Images Objects: New Applications for Precise Technology
Science World Report – April 10, 2013
Laser Camera Makes 3-D Photos Of Objects A Kilometer Away
Popular Science – April 9, 2013
Daily Planet : April 9th 2013
Discovery Channel Canada – April 9, 2013
Scientists Create 3D Laser Camera That Can Create Models of Objects Up to a Kilometre Away
National Post – April 9, 2013
Camera Uses Laser Beams to Take 3-D Images From 1 Kilometer Away
Wired – April 8, 2013
Washington: 2013 Corning Student Paper Competition Winner Announced at OFC/NFOEC
Laser Focus World – April 8, 2013
Imager Makes 3-D Pictures From Half a Mile Away
Discovery News – April 5, 2013
Lasers Capture 3D Images from a Kilometre Away
The Register – April 5, 2013
New System Takes High-Resolution 3D Images From Half Mile Away
RedOrbit – April 5, 2013
Camera Captures 3-D Images from 1 km Away
Photonics.com – April 4, 2013
Single-photon Depth System Images Targets 1 km Away
Laser Focus World – April 4, 2013
Optics Community Hails Obama’s Brain Mapping Initiative
Photonics.com – April 4, 2013
President Obama's BRAIN Initiative Could Look to Biophotonics Techniques
BioOptics World – April 4, 2013
Optical Society Applauds US President's Brain Mapping Initiative
Novus Light Technologies Today – April 4, 2013
OSA Applauds New White House Brain Mapping Initiative
Photonics Online – April 3, 2013
Barron's Blog: JNPR, ALLT, PKT, BSFT: Pac Crest Cuts Estimates on Europe
Dow Jones Newswires – April 2, 2013
OFC/NFOEC Showcased Leading Connector Suppliers
Connector Supplier – April 2, 2013
Corning Student Paper Competition Winner Announced at OFC/NFOEC
Laser Focus World – April 2, 2013
OSA Student Chapters Top 300 Worldwide
Novus Light Technologies Today – April 2, 2013
Report From OFCNFOEC 2013
The Connecting Edge – April 1, 2013
Supernanograting Enables Spectrometer Sensor
Photonics Spectra – April 1, 2013
Nanotubes on a Chip Simplify Optical Power Measurements
Photonics Spectra – April 1, 2013
News Brief: OSA Advocate of Optics Presentation to Steven Chu
Photonics Spectra – April 1, 2013
March 2013
The Call for the National Photonics Initiative
Novus Light Technologies Today – March 25, 2013
OSA CEO Testifies on Capitol Hill About Importance of Sustained R&D Funding
Laser Focus World – March 22, 2013
Intense Terahertz Pulses Cause DNA Damage and Repair
Physics World – March 22, 2013
OSA CEO Testifies on Capitol Hill About Importance of Sustained R&D Funding
BioOptics World – March 22, 2013
OSA Launches New Web-based Submission and Manuscript Tracking System to Streamline Journal Submissions
Knowledgespeak – March 21, 2013
OSA CEO Testifies on Capitol Hill on Sustained R&D Funding
Novus Light Technologies Today – March 21, 2013
OSA Announces 17 Award Recipients for 2013
Photonics.com – March 18, 2013
Cameras, DNA and the Technology of T-rays
Medgadget – March 18, 2013
How to Build a Multiverse
Economist – March 16, 2013
The Optical Society Announces 17 Award Recipients for 2013
Laser Focus World – March 16, 2013
Intense Terahertz Pulses Cause both DNA Damage and Repair
R&D Mag – March 15, 2013
The Optical Society Announces 2013 Award Recipients
Novus Light Technologies Today – March 15, 2013
OSA, Scientists, Engineers Meet with Lawmakers
Photonics.com – March 15, 2013
The Optical Society Announces 17 Award Recipients For 2013
Photonics Online – March 15, 2013
Intense THz Pulses May Trigger DNA Damage Repair
Novus Light Technologies Today – March 15, 2013
Intense Terahertz Pulses Cause DNA Damage But Also Induce DNA Repair
RedOrbit – March 14, 2013
Terahertz Pulses Cause DNA Damage While Inducing DNA Repair
BioOptics World – March 14, 2013
Intense Terahertz Pulses Cause DNA Damage But Also Induce DNA Repair
Photonics Online – March 14, 2013
Spring Photonics Tradeshow Fever
LaserFocusWorld – March 13, 2013
Breaking the Final Barrier: Room-temperature Electrically Powered Nanolasers
Science Blog – March 13, 2013
Now, Battery Powered Nanolasers That Can Operate at Room Temperature
Sify – March 13, 2013
Stanford Unveils High-res 'Micro-endoscope' Thin as Hair
CNET – March 13, 2013
New Technology May Allow for High Resolution Endoscopes as Thin as Human Hair
Medgadget – March 13, 2013
A High-Resolution Endoscope As Thin As A Human Hair
RedOrbit – March 13, 2013
Metallic “Sandwich” Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency
Photonics.com – March 13, 2013
Nanomechanical Fiber Goes Beyond Light Transmission
Photonics.com – March 13, 2013
Researchers Build Room-temperature Electrically Powered Nanolasers
R&D Mag – March 12, 2013
OSA, Industry Groups Gather to Showcase Optics, Photonics
Photonics.com – March 5, 2013
OSA Begins “Enabled by Optics” Campaign
Novus Light Technologies Today – March 5, 2013
The Optical Society Kicks Off Enabled By Optics Campaign
Photonics Online – March 5, 2013
The Optical Society Launches Enabled by Optics campaign
ElectroOptics.com – March 5, 2013
OSA Launches 'Enabled by Optics'
Light Reading – March 5, 2013
Photonic Integration Hot Topic at OFC/NFOEC 2013
Photonics.com – March 5, 2013
OFC/NFOEC 2013: Featuring Breakthrough Research and Technology-focused Programming
Novus Light Technologies Today – March 4, 2013
OSA Partners With China's CIOMP On Optical Engineering Summer Session
Photonics Online – March 1, 2013
Future of Optics and Photonics Discussed at Boston University Photonics Center
Novus Light Technologies Today – March 1, 2013
OSA Supports Photonics Initiative
Light Reading – March 1, 2013
OSA Joins Groups in Bringing Together Government, Industry and Academia to Strengthen Photonics Community
Laser Focus World – March 1, 2013
February 2013
OSA Joins Groups in Bringing Together Government, Industry and Academia to Strengthen Photonics Community
Optics.org – February 28, 2013
Firefighters Could be Helped by Holograph Technology
BBC News – February 27, 2013
Infrared Digital Holography Device Could Aid Fire Fighters
Yahoo! Canada – February 27, 2013
Holographs Help Firefighters Spot Victims Through Flames
NBC News – February 27, 2013
New Holography Device Could Aid Fire-fighters
MSN India – February 27, 2013
Live Hologram Reveals Moving People Trapped in a Fire
New Scientist – February 27, 2013
Optic System Helps Firefighters in Rescues
UPI/Breitbart – February 26, 2013
As Sequester Nears, OSA Organizes ‘Week of Action’
Photonics.com – February 25, 2013
OSA Launches Optics and Photonics China Website
Novus Light Technologies Today – February 25, 2013
The Optical Society Launches Optics & Photonics China Website
Laser Focus World – February 25, 2013
The Next Move-y Screen
Wall Street Journal – February 24, 2013
Radical New Image Sensor Turns Your Entire Display Into A Digital Camera
Gizmodo Australia – February 23, 2013
Researchers Develop Flexible, Transparent Image Sensor
CNET Australia – February 22, 2013
New Transparent, Flat, Flexible Image Sensor has Potential for Gesture Control Displays
Gizmag – February 21, 2013
New Imager Makes Device Screens ‘Touch-Free’
Tech News Daily – February 21, 2013
Amazing Flat, Transparent 'Camera' Could Be The Key To Minority Report-Style Computers
Huffington Post UK – February 21, 2013
Breakthrough Leads To World’s First Flexible, Flat, Fully Transparent Image Sensor
RedOrbit – February 20, 2013
New Imaging Device That Is Flexible, Flat, and Transparent
Yahoo! Canada – February 20, 2013
Early Non-Invasive Visualisation And Characterisation Of Vascular Disease
Photonics Online – February 20, 2013
ETOP - Meeting the Future of Global Optics Education
Photonics.com – February 20, 2013
Graphene Antennas Can Now Be Used To Identify Molecules
Before It’s News – February 20, 2013
Exploradio: The Future of Seeing
WKSU – February 18, 2013
Join the Winners List for the 2013 CLEO/LFW Innovation Awards
Laser Focus World – February 18, 2013
New Applied Optics Findings from Nankai University Published
Health & Medicine Week – February 15, 2013
Physics Faculty Publishes Research on Light Sources
LUMS – February 14, 2013
OSA Recognizes Chu as Advocate of Optics
Photonics.com – February 11, 2013
Optical Society Recognizes US Energy Secretary Chu
Novus Light Technologies Today – February 8, 2013
Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectrometer Crosses Scale Boundaries
IEEE Spectrum – February 7, 2013
Scouts Search the Heavens for Stars
Guam Pacific Daily News – February 3, 2013
January 2013
OFC/NFOEC to Honor Tingye Li
Light Reading – January 31, 2013
Optical Communications Pioneer Tingye Li To Be Honored At OFC/NFOEC 2013
Photonics Online – January 31, 2013
Ability to Miniaturize Photonics Devices to Sizes Compatible with Computer Chips Inches Closer
Phys.org – January 30, 2013
Terahertz Beam Steering and Focusing Possible with German/Japanese Device
LaserFocusWorld – January 30, 2013
UC Merced Connect: Light Device Earns Patent for College
Merced Sun-Star – January 30, 2013
'Progressive' Car Mirror is Said to Eliminate Blind Spots, Distortion
MSN Autos – January 29, 2013
Researchers Demonstrate Spectrometer Sensors Using New Nanoscale Photonic Device
Azonano.com – January 29, 2013
New Design for Side-view Mirrors Ends Automobile 'blind spots' Without Distorting View
Sify – January 29, 2013
NIST's 'Nanotubes on a Chip' May Simplify Optical Power Measurements
SpaceDaily – January 29, 2013
Progressive Optics Ends Vehicle Blind Spots
Photonics.com – January 29, 2013
Progressive Optics for Side Mirrors Ends Automobile Blind Spots without Distorting View
The Auto Channel – January 28, 2013
New Car Mirror Avoids 'Blind Spot'
United Press International – January 28, 2013
Progressive Optics for Side Mirrors Ends Automobile Blind Spots Without Distorting View, Experts Say
ScienceDaily – January 28, 2013
Disruptive Tchnology Alert: Self-assembling Silica Microwires Could Supercede Optical Fibers
Cabling Installation and Maintenance – January 24, 2013
Self-assembling Silica Microwires Offer New Platform for Integrated Optical Devices
Lightwave – January 24, 2013
These Liquid Jets Aren’t What They Seem
Gizmodo – January 24, 2013
Laser Coaxes Silica Microwires to Self Assemble
Photonics.com – January 23, 2013
Self-assembling Silica Microwires
Electronic Component News – January 23, 2013
Active and Passive Modes in One IR Camera
Photonics.com – January 21, 2013
NASA Lasers Mona Lisa Into Lunar Orbit (ViDEO)
Latinos Post – January 19, 2013
One to Beam Up: NASA Uses a Laser to Send Mona Lisa to the Moon
MSN Canada – January 18, 2013
Just Call Her ‘Moona’: NASA Uses Laser to Send Famous Portrait to the Moon
Yahoo! News Canada – January 18, 2013
Northwestern Researchers Develop Dual Mode Infra-red Imager
Vision-Systems – January 18, 2013
NASA Beams Mona Lisa to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the Moon
ScienceDaily – January 17, 2013
One to Beam Up: NASA Uses a Laser to Send Mona Lisa to the Moon
NBC News – January 17, 2013
NASA Beams Mona Lisa to Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the Moon (w/ video)
Phys.org – January 17, 2013
Dual-mode Imaging Could Aid Search-and-rescue Missions
Radio-Electronics.com – January 17, 2013
Researchers Develop Integrated Dual-mode Active and Passive Infrared Camera
Phys.org – January 16, 2013
NEC and Corning Achieve Record-Breaking Results in Optical Transmission Capacity
Fort Mill Times – January 16, 2013
Ultrafast Photodetector Could Lead to Increased Fiber Optical Broadband Speeds
Phys.org – January 16, 2013
Researchers Develop Integrated Dual-mode Active and Passive Infrared Camera
R&D Mag – January 16, 2013
NEC and Corning Achieve Record-Breaking Results in Optical Transmission Capacity
The Herald – January 16, 2013
Dazzling Diodes From Bright Bugs
Wall Street Journal – January 13, 2013
OSA Reaches Scholarship Goal
Light Reading – January 10, 2013
Paul Bonenfant Scholarship Fundraising Exceeds Goal
Lightwave – January 9, 2013
Paul Bonenfant Scholarship Fundraising Campaign Successful
Novus Light Technologies Today – January 9, 2013
OSA Foundation Announces Success Of Paul Bonenfant Scholarship Fundraising Campaign
Photonics Online – January 9, 2013
Fireflies Inspire Brighter LEDs
NBC News – January 9, 2013
Researchers Reverse Engineer Fireflies To Make More Efficient LEDs
Popular Science – January 9, 2013
New Bio-inspired Coating That Increases LED Efficiency By 55 Percent
RedOrbit – January 8, 2013
Fireflies Mimicked for Brighter LEDs
Photonics.com – January 8, 2013
Using Fireflies as a Model, Scientists Boost Efficiency of LED Lights
Yale Environment 360 – January 8, 2013
Fireflies are Inspiring Brighter LEDs
GigaOM – January 8, 2013
Mimicking Structure of Firefly Abdomens Created More Efficient LEDs
United Press International – January 8, 2013
Fireflies Bring us Brighter LEDs
Gizmag – January 8, 2013
Scientists Mimic Fireflies to Make Brighter LEDs
EarthSky – January 8, 2013
Photonics Pioneer Tingye Li Dies
Photonics.com – January 4, 2013
The Optical Society Mourns the Loss of Tingye Li
Optics.org – January 3, 2013
OSA Mourns Loss of Tingye Li, Fiber-optics Contributor
LaserFocusWorld – January 3, 2013
OSA Mourns Loss of Tingye Li
Light Reading – January 3, 2013
The Optical Society Mourns The Loss Of Tingye Li
Photonics Online – January 3, 2013
OSA Mourns Loss of Tingye Li
Novus Light Technologies Today – January 3, 2013
Photonics Strengthens Defense – and Offense
Photonics Spectra – January 1, 2013
December 2012
Data Center Workshop to be Co-hosted by OIDA at OFC 2013
Laser Focus World – December 31, 2012
OSA Foundation to award 22 Student Travel Grants in 2013
LaserFocusWorld – December 28, 2012
Dynamic Dual-core Optical Fibre Boosts Data Processing
Radio-Electronics.com – December 20, 2012
New Dynamic Dual-core Optical Fiber Enhances Data Routes on Information Superhighway
Lightwave – December 20, 2012
22 Student Travel Grants from OSAF in 2013
Novus Light Technologies Today – December 20, 2012
New Dynamic Dual-core Optical Fiber Enhances Data Routes on Information Superhighway
FierceTelecom – December 20, 2012
Conventions with the Highest Economic Impact in Baltimore in 2011
Baltimore Business Journal – December 20, 2012
New Dynamic Dual-core Optical Fiber Enhances Data Routes
ECN Mag – December 19, 2012
Nanomechanical Fiber Goes Beyond Light Transmission
Photonics.com – December 19, 2012
OFC/NFOEC 2013: Dual-Core Optical Fibres
Novus Light Technologies Today – December 19, 2012
New Dynamic Dual-core Optical Fiber Enhances Data Routes on Information Superhighway
Phys.org – December 19, 2012
Data Routes On Information Superhighway Enhanced With New Dynamic Dual-core Optical Fiber
RedOrbit – December 19, 2012
Standardized Testing for Skin Damage
Photonics.com – December 17, 2012
Microscopic Manipulation
Wall Street Journal – December 16, 2012
New Laser Technique Can Reveal Skin's True Age
Sify – December 14, 2012
Microscopy Technique Gauges Skin’s True Age
Bio Optics World – December 13, 2012
No More Hiding Your Age with New Laser Technique
Novus Light Technologies Today – December 13, 2012
Lasers Penetrate the Skin to Reveal a Person's True Age
Medical Daily – December 13, 2012
No More Lying About Your Age: Scientists Can Now Gauge Skin’s True Age with New Laser Technique
Canada.com – December 13, 2012
New Platform Developed to Measure and Exploit Optomechanical Interactions
Phys.org – December 13, 2012
Now, a Laser Device That Detects Bombs in a Jiffy
Sify – December 11, 2012
A Black Hole for Light
Photonics.com – December 10, 2012
ECOC 2012: Optics Express Publishes Special Issue on Conference
Novus Light Technologies Today – December 10, 2012
Nano-sandwich Material Claimed to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency by 175 Percent
Gizmag – December 7, 2012
Metallic Sandwich Could Boost Solar Cell's Output
MSN – December 7, 2012
Big Boost To Solar Power Given By Tiny Structure
RedOrbit – December 7, 2012
Metallic Sandwich Could Boost Solar Cell's Output
Sify – December 7, 2012
ADVA Optical Networking CEO Brian Protiva to Address Network Transformation at OFC/NFOEC 2013 Plenary Session
Fierce Telecom – December 7, 2012
ADVA Optical Networking CEO Brian Protiva To Address Network Transformation At OFC/NFOEC 2013 Plenary Session
Photonics Online – December 6, 2012
ADVA CEO to Keynote OFC/NFOEC Plenary Session
Light Reading – December 6, 2012
OSA, DPG Name H. Jeff Kimble Winner of Herbert Walther Award
Optics.org – December 5, 2012
H. Jeff Kimble Winner of Herbert Walther Award
Novus Light Technologies Today – December 5, 2012
OSA, DPG Name H. Jeff Kimble Winner of Herbert Walther Award
Physics Today – December 5, 2012
72 New OSA Fellows
Novus Light Technologies Today – December 4, 2012
"World's Smallest Wrench" is Able to Rotate Individual Cells
Gizmag – December 4, 2012
UT-Arlington Researchers Have Created the World's Tiniest Wrench, and Think it Can Lead to Deep Space Travel
Dallas Observer – December 4, 2012
'World's Smallest Wrench' Could Help Build Solar Sails
TG Daily – December 4, 2012
New Twist On Microscopic Manipulation From World’s Smallest Wrench
RedOrbit – December 3, 2012
Optical 'Wrench' Can Move Microparticles
United Press International – December 3, 2012
Fiber Optic ‘Wrench’ Twists, Turns Tiny Particles
Photonics.com – December 3, 2012
‘Hyperspectral’ Camera Surprises Aurora Researchers
The Register (UK) – December 3, 2012
Monster Machines: This Camera That Will Look Deep Into The Aurora Borealis
Gizmodo Australia – December 1, 2012
November 2012
MIT Develops 3-D Light Switch to Study Brain Circuits
BioSpectrum Asia – November 20, 2012
3D 'Light Switch' for Brain Could be Key to Beat Parkinson's and Epilepsy
Yahoo! News India – November 20, 2012
3D Optogenetics Probe from MIT Targets Hundreds of Individual Neurons
LaserFocusWorld – November 19, 2012
Manipulating Living Neurons with a 3D Brain Light Switch
Novus Light Technologies Today – November 19, 2012
A 3-D Light Switch for the Brain
Photonics.com – November 19, 2012
New Flexible Lens Works Like the One in Your Eye - and Could Replace It
The Register – November 14, 2012
GRIN Optical Technology Could Mean Better Implantable Lenses
Gizmag – November 13, 2012
Human Eye Inspires More Natural Lens Technology
Novus Light Technologies Today – November 13, 2012
Artificial Eye Lenses Made to Reproduce Optical Qualities of Natural Ones
Medgadget – November 13, 2012
Human Eye Gives Visionary Design For New, More Natural Lens Technology
RedOrbit – November 13, 2012
Bio-inspired GRIN lens may lead to better eye implants
LaserFocusWorld – November 13, 2012
Artificial Lens Mimics the Human Eye
United Press International – November 13, 2012
Matsuura Named OSA Senior Science Adviser
Photonics.com – November 6, 2012
Anne Matsuura Joins The Optical Society As Senior Science Advisor
Photonics Online – November 5, 2012
Researchers Aim To Prevent Or Treat Defects Before Birth In An Embryo Heart
Medical News Today – November 1, 2012
3-D Stress Map Reveals Embryonic Heart Defects
Photonics.com – November 1, 2012
Doppler OCT Imaging Sheds Light on Health of Baby's Heart
BioOpticsWorld – November 1, 2012
First-ever 3-D Stress Map of Developing Embryonic Heart Sheds Light on Why Defects Form
Phys.org – November 1, 2012
Don Keck Named OSA Honorary Member
Light Reading – November 1, 2012
OSA names Donald B. Keck as Honorary Member
LaserFocusWorld – November 1, 2012
October 2012
A 3D Tool to Track Malformations in Unborn Heart!
Yahoo! News India – October 31, 2012
3D Stress Map of Developing Embryonic Heart
Novus Light Technologies Today – October 31, 2012
First-Ever 3-D Stress Map of Developing Embryonic Heart Sheds Light On Why Defects Form
ScienceDaily – October 31, 2012
UNESCO Declares 2015 the International Year of Light
LaserFocusWorld – October 26, 2012
UNESCO Adopts Resolution to Make 2015 the International Year of Light
Novus Light Technologies Today – October 25, 2012
OSA Lauds UNESCO For Adopting Proposal To Name 2015 The International Year Of Light
Photonics Online – October 25, 2012
Gold No Longer Has to be Golden: British Team Finds Way to Change the Precious Metal's Hue
Daily Mail – October 25, 2012
Southampton Scientists Change the Colour of Gold
BBC News – October 24, 2012
A New Take On the Midas Touch: Changing the Color of Gold
ScienceDaily – October 24, 2012
The Optical Society Celebrates Emil Wolf's 90th Birthday
University of Rochester – October 24, 2012
Run Benefits Paul Anthony Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship
Lightwave – October 29, 2012
Frontiers in Optics 2012 Wraps up in Rochester with Increased Attendance
Laser Focus World – October 22, 2012
FiO 2012: Strategic Vision for US Optics and Photonics Industry
Novus Light Technologies Today – October 19, 2012
Excellent Idea of the Day: Silk for Implants
Discovery News – October 18, 2012
Light Matters TV: Silk Optics & Photonic Gel
Photonics.com – October 17, 2012
Photonic Crystal Fiber Inventor Named OSA VP
Photonics.com – October 17, 2012
Optics Industry, While Strong, Facing Some Bumps
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle – October 16, 2012
Optics Industry Conference in Rochester
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle – October 15, 2012
Laser Focus World Weekly Newscast
Laser Focus World – October 15, 2012
Newly Discovered Light Properties of Silk to Benefit Medical Devices
Medgadget – October 12, 2012
Spider Silk Could Weave Biodegradable Computer Chips
Wired – October 12, 2012
Regular Green Laser Pointer Used to Detect Hazardous Chemicals
Gizmag – October 11, 2012
FiO Poised for Lots of Bio
BioOptics World – October 11, 2012
Laser Pointer IDs Dangerous Chemicals
Photonics.com – October 11, 2012
From Lectures to Explosives Detection: Green Laser Pointer Identifies Traces Of Dangerous Chemicals In Real-Time
Photonics Online – October 10, 2012
A Fancy Contact Lens To Prevent Childhood Myopia
Technology Review – October 9, 2012
Handheld 3D Scanner Could Aid Primary Care Exams, Diagnose Diabetes
Health Imaging – October 5, 2012
New Contact Lenses Reshape Eyes, Preventing Nearsightedness
Popular Science – October 4, 2012
Contact Lenses Could Soon Stop Nearsightedness Dead
Gizmodo Australia – October 4, 2012
Frontiers in Optics 2012: Weak Measurements on Photons Push Past Heisenberg's Precision Limit
Laser Focus World – October 4, 2012
FiO 2012: More Certainty on Uncertainty’s Quantum Mechanical Role
Novus Light Technologies Today – October 4, 2012
More Certainty On Uncertainty's Quantum Mechanical Role
ScienceDaily – October 4, 2012
Tech Universe: Don’t Shake Hands
New Zealand Herald – October 3, 2012
Handheld Imaging Tool Could Monitor Chronic Conditions
The Engineer – October 3, 2012
Researchers Develop Handheld OCT Device for Primary Care Physician Use
BioOptics World – October 2, 2012
Hand-held 3D Scanner Could Simplify Medical Imaging
Gizmag – October 2, 2012
Surgical Tool Compensates for Imperceptible Hand Tremors
The Engineer – October 1, 2012
New Surgical Tool Steadies Itself for Delicate Procedures
DVICE – October 1, 2012
September 2012
Doctors Could Be Able to ‘See’ Under Patients’ Skin and Diagnose Cancer Without Using Invasive Techniques
Daily Mail – September 25, 2012
OSA, China Partners Launch Photonics Research Journal
Photonics.com – September 25, 2012
A First Glimpse Inside a Photonic Crystal
Nanowerk – September 25, 2012
Tissues Tell the Tale: Non-Invasive Optical Technique Detects Cancer by Looking Under the Skin
Science Daily - September 24, 2012
Get Down With OCT to Image Skin, Below the Surface (video)
Medgadget - September 24, 2012
Researchers Demonstrate “Giant” Forces in Super-Strong Nanomaterials
R & D Magazine – September 24, 2012
New Photonic Wire Waveguide Transmits Data by the Terabit
R & D Magazine – September 20, 2012
Optical Waveguide Connects Semiconductor Chips
Supercomputing Online - September 20, 2012
The Beginning of the End of Needles?
Popular Mechanics – September 15, 2012
Now, A Laser-Powered “Needle” to Give Pain-Free Injections
MSN India – September 15, 2012
Laser-Based System Promises to Take the “Ouch” Out of Injections
Gizmag – September 14, 2012
Laser Breakthrough Could Mean Pain-Free Injections
Sky News – September 14, 2012
Laser Injection Less Painful Than Needles
BBC News – September 14, 2012
Laser ‘Needle’ Could Take the Ouch Out of Shots
Photonics.com – September 14, 2012
Laser Powered Drug Injector May Help to Say Goodbye to Needles
MedGadget – September 14, 2012
‘The Promise of Optics and Photonics’ Presented on Capitol Hill
Photonics.com – September 13, 2012
No More Needles: ‘Painless’ Laser Injects Drugs
TechCrunch – September 13, 2012
NIST Tips “Hybrid” Metrology Method to Test Chips
Solid State Technology – September 13, 2012
Harnessing Light 2 Report Unveiled to US Policymakers
Laser Focus World – September 12, 2012
Shortest-Ever Laser Pulse Opens New Door to ‘Hidden’ Quantum World
Bombay News – September 5, 2012
World-Record Laser Blast Lasts 67 Quintillionths of a Second
Wired Magazine – September 5, 2012
Record Laser Pulse the Key to Hidden Quantum World
Photonics.com – September 4, 2012
Watching Quantum Mechanics in Action: Researchers Create World Record Laser Pulse
Science Daily – September 4, 2012
Contrast-Free Imaging for Peripheral Artery Disease Shows Promise
MedGadget – September 4, 2012
Matrix-Like Fly-Through Shows Brain in Amazing Detail
New Scientist TV – September 3, 2012
August 2012
Non-invasive Technology Could Help Diabetics Avoid Amputation
Fierce Health IT – August 31, 2012
Shedding New Light on One of Diabetes’ Most Dangerous Complications
Photonics Online – August 30, 2012
Super Crisp Brains
NPR’s Science Friday – August 29, 2012
Sharper View of Brain’s Neural Network Offered By Novel Microscopy Method
Medical News Today – August 27, 2012
BIOPHOTONICS: Invited Talks Highlight Major Biomedical Optics Themes at Frontiers in Optics 2012
BioOptics World – August 24, 2012
Confocal Light Sheet Microscopy Improves Imaging of Neural Pathways
Medgadget – August 24, 2012
Confocal Light-Sheet Microscopy is Sharper Way to View the Brain’s Neural Network
Laser Focus World – August 23, 2012
Novel Microscopy Method Offers Sharper View of Brain’s Neural Network
Photonics.com – August 23, 2012
With a Wary Eye on Syria, Army Looks to Chemical Weapons Detectors
FOXNews.com – August 23, 2012
We May Soon Watch 3D Movies Without the Glasses
Mashable – August 22, 2012
New Technology Could Allow for Glasses-Free 3D Movies
Forbes – August 22, 2012
Coming Soon: Glasses-Free 3-D Movie Theaters
Discovery News – August 22, 2012
Researchers Develop Next Generation Glasses-Free 3D Theater
Geek.com – August 21, 2012
New Tech Could Mean 3D Movies With No Glasses
CNN.com – August 21, 2012
Glasses-Free 3D Movies Might Make 3D Movies Slightly Less Terrible Soon
Gizmodo – August 21, 2012
Glasses-Free 3D Cinemas Technology Under Development
BBC News – August 21, 2012
Why 3D Movies May Soon Be Glasses-Free
MSNBC.com - August 20, 2012
No-Glasses 3-D Movie Theaters Are Getting Closer to Reality
NBCNews.com - August 20, 2012
New Technique Could Lead to Glasses-Free 3-D in Theaters
Wired Science – August 20, 2012
Hearing Chemical Compounds in Real Time
Physics Today – August 20, 2012
OSA Veteran Jarus Quinn Passes Away at 81
Laser Focus World – August 17, 2012
The Optical Society Saddened by Loss of Jarus Quinn
Optics.org – August 16, 2012
Jarus Quinn
Physics Today – August 16, 2012
First OSA Director, Jarus Quinn, Dies at 81
Photonics.com – August 16, 2012
Sensor Could Identify Limitless Chemical Agents in Real Time
The Engineer – August 15, 2012
The Telltale Sounds of Dangerous Chemicals
Sensors Magazine – August 15, 2012
The Hunt for Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Popular Mechanics – August 14, 2012
SPIE and OSA Applaud National Academy Optics and Photonics Report (Harnessing Light 2)
Laser Focus World – August 14, 2012
Report Hails Photonics as Hope for US Economy
Photonics.com – August 14, 2012
July 2012
Measurement Advance Could Speed Innovation in Solar Devices
ScienceDaily – July 26, 2012
Moth Eye Inspires Radiation-Reduced Materials
SmartPlanet – July 16, 2012
Light-Polarizing System Could Mean Big Things for Tiny Projectors
Gizmag – July 16, 2012
Researchers Almost Double Light Efficiency in LC Projectors
R&D Mag – July 16, 2012
TSNN Names OFC/NFOEC One of Fastest Growing Trade Shows
Lightwave Online – July 6, 2012
Moth Eye-Inspired Tech Could Lead to Better, Safer X-Rays
Gizmag – July 5, 2012
Moth-Eye-Inspired Materials Could Reduce X-Ray Dosages
The Engineer – July 5, 2012
Disk Lasers Diversify and Power Up
Optics.org – July 5, 2012
Photonics: The Smaller the Better
R&D Mag – July 4, 2012
Moth Eyes May Enhance Medical Imaging
Photonics.com – July 3, 2012
In Vivo Studies Promise to Advance Diagnosis
Photonics.com – July 1, 2012
June 2012
Making Light Work of Data Speeds
The National – June 23, 2012
Bright Idea: New "Tractor Beam" Proposal Relies on Light's Negative Radiation Pressure
Scientific American – June 20, 2012
Plasmonics: When Silver Is Better Than Gold
Nanowerk – June 20, 2012
Infrared Approach in Art Studies Reveals New Details
BBC News – June 19, 2012
OSA Foundation Continues to Support Education through Grant Programs
OptoIQ – June 14, 2012
Briefs: New Scientist: Lighting Cancer Speeds Diagnosis
Chicago Tribune – June 13, 2012
Dual-Purpose Neural Probe Enables New Capabilities
Photonics.com – June 13, 2012
NIST Effort Could Improve High-Tech Medical Scanners
Photonics Online – June 12, 2012
Helices of Light: Dark Helices with a Bright Future
Science Daily – June 11, 2012
Scientists Protest against Prison Sentence for Iranian Student
Nature – June 11, 2012
Driving without a Blind Spot May be Closer than It Appears
R&D Mag – June 7, 2012
OIDA Releases Report on Data Centers and Networks
OptoIQ – June 7, 2012
Tiny New Sensor Could Simplify Brain Wave Research
Gizmag – June 5, 2012
Needle Free Blood Test is on the Way
Voice of America – June 1, 2012
May 2012
OSA, SPIE and MRS Announce 2012-2013 Congressional Science and Engineering Fellows
Optics.org – May 31, 2012
PTB Successfully Tests Chip-Scale Atomic Magnetometer Sensor
AzoSensors.com – May 30, 2012
SPIE and OSA Cooperate on Optics Education
Laser Focus World – May 30, 2012
Optics: Images Stored in Vapor
USA Today – May 29, 2012
In the Spotlight: Genaro Esposito-Montanez, The Optical Society
The Washington Business Journal – May 25, 2012
Carbon Nanotubes Create More Efficient IR Detector
Photonics.com – May 24, 2012
New Microscope Uses Rainbow of Light to Image Blood Cell Flow
R&D Mag – May 21, 2012
The Optical Society Announces 2012 Class of Senior Members
Laser Focus World – May 16, 2012
Self-Bending Light Boomerangs Could Help Surgeons
New Scientist – May 11, 2012
Verizon Unveils New Optical Network Strategy
Lightwave Online – May 11, 2012
Photoacoustic Imaging Promises Breast Cancer Screening without Ionizing Radiation
Gizmag – May 10, 2012
OSA and SPIE Announce 2012 Goodman Book Writing Award Winner
Optics.org – May 10, 2012
Physicists Successfully Store Two-Frame 'Movie' in Atomic Cloud
The Verge – May 9, 2012
Cloaks for Hiding Heat
Science News – May 5, 2012
Burst-Mode Laser Captures Combustion Details
AzoOptics.com – May 3, 2012
High-Speed Data Link Made from Laser Pointers Works Where Wi-Fi Won't
Popular Science – May 3, 2012
Laser-Based Networking Gets Faster and Cheaper
MSNBC.com – May 3, 2012
Laser Pointers Make Super-Fast 'Optical Wi-Fi'
New Scientist – May 2, 2012
April 2012
UA Takes Photography to the Next Dimension
Arizona Daily Star – April 29, 2012
OSA Gets Set to Take Part in USA Science and Engineering Festival
OptoIQ – April 24, 2012
New Test for Malaria Could Make Diagnosis Faster, Simpler and Cheaper
Voice of America – April 21, 2012
New Mini Sensor Can Measure Brain's Magnetic Activity
CNET News – April 20, 2012
Light Bends by Itself
ScienceNOW – April 19, 2012
Shining Infrared Light on Cancer Speeds Diagnosis
New Scientist – April 14, 2012
New OSA Award Named in Honor of Michael S. Feld
Photonics Online – April 12, 2012
Compensation Doping Can Improve the Efficiency of Silicon Optical Modulators
Nanowerk – April 11, 2012
Optics Chapter Sets Sights on Engaging Community
Arizona Daily Wildcat – April 10, 2012
Shedding New Light on Neural Imaging Research
Product Design and Development – April 2, 2012
March 2012
Novel Plasmonic Material Discovered
Photonics.com – March 30, 2012
Two European Commissioners Named OSA Advocates of Optics
Photonics Online – March 30, 2012
Partnerships Take Euro-Photonics to Next Level
Optics.org – March 28, 2012
A Different Kind of 'Invisibility Cloak' Can Serve as Heat Shield
MSNBC.com – March 27, 2012
Heat Shield Is New Type of 'Invisibility Cloak'
CNET News – March 27, 2012
An Invisibility Cloak for Heat
Discovery News – March 27, 2012
'Thermal Cloak' Hides Objects from Heat
BBC News – March 27, 2012
A One-Way Street for Light
ScienceDaily – March 22, 2012
OSA Local Section in Egypt First in Middle East
Photonics.com – March 15, 2012
Star-Combing for Earth-Like Planets
Astrobiology Magazine – March 11, 2012
Heat-Stroke of Genius
The Economist – March 6, 2012
Optical Scholarship Gets a Challenge
Light Reading – March 5, 2012
February 2012
Quantum Dots Control Brain Cells for the First Time
New Scientist – February 14, 2012
Optical Resonator Builds Better UV Beam
Photonics.com – February 13, 2012
January 2012
OSA Foundation Kicks off Fundraising Campaign for Summer Program on Lasers
OptoIQ – January 30, 2012
OSA Applauds President Obama’s Focus on Technology and Innovation in State of the Union Address
Optics.org – January 26, 2012
Retina Cell Growth Measured by Lasers
New Scientist – January 17, 2012
OSA Launches Bonenfant Scholarship
Light Reading – January 11, 2012
A New Take on an Old Instrument: Adding Fiber to Find Hidden Details on Surfaces
Ars Technica – January 8, 2012
Gold Nanostars for Attacking Cancer
Science Now – January 6, 2012