Featured Editorial
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How To Protect Your Camera When Photographing An Eclipse
3/26/2024
If you’re going to watch the eclipse, be sure to protect your eyes. But don’t forget your camera – it needs protection, too.
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Is Astrophotonics The Key To Discovering Alien Life?
3/21/2024
Astrophotonics has the potential to revolutionize exoplanet research and, quite possibly, help discover alien life.
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7 Unforgettable Ways IoT Is Reinventing Product Design
3/21/2024
The Internet of Things (IoT) has changed how the world operates on several fronts. One of the most impactful of these shifts for businesses is how the IoT and product design have influenced one another over the past few years.
As the IoT has grown, so has its impact on product design methods and philosophies — even regarding non-IoT products. Here are seven ways this change has taken place.
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5 Emerging Technologies Optical Coatings Are Helping To Develop
3/18/2024
Optical coatings enhance light properties in various emerging technologies such as AR/VR, LiDAR, and biomedical imaging, driving innovation and performance.
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Exploring Non-Invasive Ways To Check For Skin Cancer
3/13/2024
Two people die of skin cancer in the U.S. every two hours. But, with early diagnosis and treatment, most cases are curable. Now early detection is being made easier with non-invasive methods of checking.
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Did Science Really Do Rosalind Franklin Dirty?
3/12/2024
Watson and Crick get the credit, but their determination of the structure of DNA would not have happened in 1953 if not for the work of Rosalind Franklin. Was she ignored because she was a woman? Or is the controversy overblown?
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Unlocking The Potential Of Silicon Photonics For High-Speed Data Center Interconnects
3/11/2024
Many research teams and commercial companies are developing silicon photonics applications. Some of their work involves silicon photonics in data centers. What is silicon photonics, and how could it affect current and future high-speed data center interconnects?
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Getting Ready For OFC 2024
3/4/2024
The Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition draws attendees from around the world interested in learning about the latest advancements and innovations in the industry. Let’s take a look at this year’s event, set to take place March 24–28 in San Diego.
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Egg-sploring The Use Of Spectroscopy In The Egg Industry
2/27/2024
The egg industry is relying on non-traditional more and more, including spectroscopy. What egg-actly is Big Egg using spectroscopy for? Let’s find out.
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Unlocking Antarctica’s Secrets With The Power Of LiDAR
2/26/2024
Antarctica presents unique challenges and opportunities for scientific exploration. LiDAR technology has revolutionized research in Antarctica, enabling detailed mapping of ice sheets, topography, and ecosystems, contributing to our understanding of climate change, krill distribution, and Sun-Earth interactions. Studies utilizing LiDAR have uncovered ancient fossils, underground lakes, and surprising geological features, while also aiding in infrastructure assessment and human exploration efforts in this remote and extreme environment.