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Nanotechnology

Laser Sharp

Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop on mammalian-like zebrafish brains, the optical tools in her research kit, and her favorite role model.

Technical Articles

Growing US - China trade war impacts optics and photonics technologies

The US Trade Representative has announced a process for US companies to request permission to continue importing targeted items on a duty-free basis.

(Updated)

7 September 2018

Empowered: Lynn Loo on enhancing smart windows, building partnerships, and the humane drive behind engineering

The inventor of nanotransfer printing is working on an innovative, self-powering smart window.

13 July 2018

SPIE Gold Medal winner Paul Corkum: Voted "most likely to win a Nobel Prize"

The award recognizes Corkum's conceptual contributions and development of new laser methods that led to the creation of the field of attoscience.

28 June 2018

Meet your new SPIE CEO

SPIE's new CEO Kent Rochford, formerly of NIST, stepped into his new role 1 June. We asked Rochford to discuss his views on SPIE and the world of optics and photonics.

11 June 2018

Marriage of a 20keV superconducting XFEL with a 100PW laser

A new regime of science at exawatts and zeptoseconds.

16 April 2018

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Business News

Medical laser firm eyes $50M IPO
Ra Medical Systems is commercializing laser treatment of blocked blood vessels related to diabetes and obesity.
19 September 2018

Infrared spectroscopy trialled for drunk-driving detector
Governor of Virginia launches new technology-based attempt to reduce levels of drunk-driving.
12 September 2018

Growing US-China trade war impacts optics and photonics technologies
The US Trade Representative has announced a process for US companies to request permission to continue importing targeted items on a duty-free basis.
10 September 2018

Adaptive optics reveals fine details of retinal structure
Duke University handheld platform assists diagnosis of eye disease and trauma.
5 September 2018

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VIDEOS

Jeremy Baumberg - Pico-Photonics: Watching and sensing single molecules by confining light to the atom scale