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1. Bright Ideas — “Optrodes” Could Revolutionize Prosthetics, Luminar Lidar Hits Production 11/9/2022

   Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in optics and photonics. This week, NASA finally pins down a launch date for Artemis I Moon Mission, Luminar lidar hits the production lines, "optrodes" signal possible shift in development of prosthetic limbs. 

2. Location Key To Improved Autonomous Vehicle Vision 8/8/2022

   Queensland University of Technology robotics researchers working with Ford Motor Company have found a way to tell an autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating.

3. Bright Ideas — Laser Systems Needed To Refuel UAS, Everlasting Laser Built With BEC 6/29/2022

   Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, DARPA is asking industry to help outfit refueling aircraft with lasers to recharge UAS, an everlasting laser is built with Bose-Einstein Condensate, and nanoscale flying robots with light-up wings are explored as light-based communicators.

4. Teledyne FLIR Object Detection And Tracking Software Accelerates Thermal Camera Integration For ADAS And Autonomous Vehicles 6/23/2022

   Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the release of Prism AI, a software framework that provides classification, object detection, and object tracking, enabling perception engineers to quickly start integrating thermal cameras for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle (AV) systems.

5. Teledyne FLIR Releases Free Expanded Starter Thermal Dataset for ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle Testing 1/21/2022

   More images and label categories offer improved model performance for automotive safety system testing and development.

6. Bright Ideas — New Photonic Chip Yields Higher-Contrast Microscopy, OCT Imaging Goes Deeper Into Skin 12/8/2021

   Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, Chinese researchers presented a new planar photonic chip that doesn’t require a "bulky" condenser or special objective to conduct darkfield or total image reflection (TIR) microscopy. A new DARPA Young Faculty Award recipient is exploring a ne way to control the propagation of light that would enhance power efficiency and thereby improve communications technologies.  And, biomedical engineers have found a way to increase optical coherence tomography (OCT) depth through the skin by 50 percent.

7. Bright Ideas — Defense Contractors Tasked With Taking Down Hypersonic Missiles, Record-Breaking Quantum Computer Tops 256 Qubits 11/24/2021

   Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, the Military Defense Agency picked three contractors to design a Glide Phase Interceptor prototype, a startup claimed its quantum computer has the most qubits (and the best platform), and an electro-topics grad student developed an optical filter that allows sensors and cameras to operate seamlessly in low and bright light situations. 

8. Bright Ideas: 10/6/21 — 3D Hologram Display For Sub Warfare, UV LED Could Kill COVID-19 On Skin 10/6/2021

   Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, a UK-based firm claims it has made the world's smallest quantum computer at just four qubits, scientists are using terahertz radiation to measure ice thickness on prawns, and laser-interference structuring (LIS) could be a viable alternative to existing and environmentally-unfriendly corrosion protection methods. 

9. Bright Ideas: 9/15/21 — DoD Gives $7.5M To HBCU, Lasers Used To Zap Bugs & Bird Poop 9/15/2021

   Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, scientists invented a clock 30 times more precise than an atomic clock (and split a $3 million prize for the feat), three new photonics institutes opened up, and rainbow road signs could one day hit the streets.

10. Bright Ideas: 9/8/21 — Laser Beams Now Visible In Vacuum, Can Also Sharpen Blur In Space Pics 9/8/2021

    Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, Space X offers a reason for its quiet launch schedule, MIT researchers claim they can repair and redirect fiber optic cable data, and caterpillars show scientists just how disturbing LED light can be.