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Congratulations to the finalists of the 2026 Prism Awards!🥂
24 products across eight categories have been named for their outstanding innovation in photonics. Winners will be announced on 21 January at #PhotonicsWest. 💡
Read the press release: spie.org/news/innovat...
#PhotonicsPrism #SPIE
24 products across eight categories have been named for their outstanding innovation in photonics. Winners will be announced on 21 January at #PhotonicsWest. 💡
Read the press release: spie.org/news/innovat...
#PhotonicsPrism #SPIE
A new microscope captures 4 tissue layers simultaneously and 25x faster than traditional methods!
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A new microscope captures 4 tissue layers simultaneously and 25x faster than traditional methods!
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
Using multiplane imaging & 2.5D microscopy, this technique improves volumetric imaging speed with minimal loss in spatial resolution & sensitivity 🔬
Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/3JPlob8
Would you like to help inspire the next generation of innovators?
Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
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Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Would you like to help inspire the next generation of innovators?
Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
Apply for the #SPIE Outreach Grants Program! 🌱
This program helps raise awareness for light-based tech through class kits, community displays, and more!
Submit your proposal below:
https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
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Aiming to reblog some old science posts for fun! Here's one on Optics, rain and car headlights. 🧪 skullsinthestars.com/2022/12/14/o...
Optics, rain, and car headlights
One of the fun things about being a physicist is that occasionally you end up pondering some sort of everyday phenomenon that you’ve never thought about before and realize that you can explai…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Aiming to reblog some old science posts for fun! Here's one on Optics, rain and car headlights. 🧪 skullsinthestars.com/2022/12/14/o...
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Hands-on training in biophotonics! 💡
VUB B-PHOT Brussels Photonics hosted a #360CARLA Health event in Gooik, with sessions on microscopy & nanofabrication driving innovation in healthcare.
👉 Read more: carlahub.eu/news/360-car...
#carlahub #photonics #STEM #health
VUB B-PHOT Brussels Photonics hosted a #360CARLA Health event in Gooik, with sessions on microscopy & nanofabrication driving innovation in healthcare.
👉 Read more: carlahub.eu/news/360-car...
#carlahub #photonics #STEM #health
360 CARLA Health Training brings hands-on biophotonics experience to students - Carla
We are creating inclusive pan-European photonics career camps for university students and young researchers with photonics communities.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Hands-on training in biophotonics! 💡
VUB B-PHOT Brussels Photonics hosted a #360CARLA Health event in Gooik, with sessions on microscopy & nanofabrication driving innovation in healthcare.
👉 Read more: carlahub.eu/news/360-car...
#carlahub #photonics #STEM #health
VUB B-PHOT Brussels Photonics hosted a #360CARLA Health event in Gooik, with sessions on microscopy & nanofabrication driving innovation in healthcare.
👉 Read more: carlahub.eu/news/360-car...
#carlahub #photonics #STEM #health
#Photonics researchers are rethinking how we keep things cool. ❄️
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#Photonics researchers are rethinking how we keep things cool. ❄️
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
Radiative cooling uses reflective materials to send heat into space, no electricity needed. These coatings could help cool buildings and even generate power at night.💡
Read more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
Dr. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen has illuminated the path of #biophotonics, from pioneering infrared diagnostics to advancing neurosurgical tools. Her translational work bridges #optics & medicine, shaping light-based healthcare.
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Dr. Anita Mahadevan-Jansen has illuminated the path of #biophotonics, from pioneering infrared diagnostics to advancing neurosurgical tools. Her translational work bridges #optics & medicine, shaping light-based healthcare.
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
Watch the #BiophotonicsDisovery conversation: https://bit.ly/3LwRFnQ
Markerless motion capture is bringing pro-level performance analysis to more athletes. Using AI and standard cameras, it captures natural motion in 3D, no suits or markers required. 🏌️ ⛳
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Markerless motion capture is bringing pro-level performance analysis to more athletes. Using AI and standard cameras, it captures natural motion in 3D, no suits or markers required. 🏌️ ⛳
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Learn how this technology is reshaping sports science in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Hyperspectral imaging = seeing colors beyond human vision 🌈🔬
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hyperspectral imaging = seeing colors beyond human vision 🌈🔬
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
Scientists built a smart holographic lens that works with phone-style sensors to capture light data fast. A big leap in detecting disease, pollution & crop health using light alone!
Read the #SPIE_JOM article: https://bit.ly/3WHJKqo
Harold “Doc” Edgerton transformed imaging with the electronic stroboscope, freezing motion in microseconds. His innovations paved the way for modern high-speed imaging systems. 📸
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Harold “Doc” Edgerton transformed imaging with the electronic stroboscope, freezing motion in microseconds. His innovations paved the way for modern high-speed imaging systems. 📸
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
💡Read more about "Papa Flash" in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4hUQWsZ
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Happy Photonics Hot List Friday!
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@spie.org @jmurphoton.bsky.social #nanophotonics
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@spie.org @jmurphoton.bsky.social #nanophotonics
Photonics Hot List: November 7, 2025
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November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Happy Photonics Hot List Friday!
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@spie.org @jmurphoton.bsky.social #nanophotonics
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@spie.org @jmurphoton.bsky.social #nanophotonics
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From leading photodynamic therapy to innovating fluorescence-guided surgery, our Senior Scientist Dr. Brian Wilson @uhn.ca @uhnresearch.ca and his visionary work has shaped the global landscape of biophotonics.
Read more in @spie.org's special issue: doi.org/10.1117/1.JB...
Read more in @spie.org's special issue: doi.org/10.1117/1.JB...
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
From leading photodynamic therapy to innovating fluorescence-guided surgery, our Senior Scientist Dr. Brian Wilson @uhn.ca @uhnresearch.ca and his visionary work has shaped the global landscape of biophotonics.
Read more in @spie.org's special issue: doi.org/10.1117/1.JB...
Read more in @spie.org's special issue: doi.org/10.1117/1.JB...
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At @spie.org quantum catalyst meeting in Boulder. A great great meeting (very little power point!) and a couple of great days walking too:)
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At @spie.org quantum catalyst meeting in Boulder. A great great meeting (very little power point!) and a couple of great days walking too:)
Future wearable devices could track far more than heart rate. 🫀
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Future wearable devices could track far more than heart rate. 🫀
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
Using optical materials and AI, researchers are developing multimodal sensors that monitor lactate, electrolytes, and more, offering a complete picture of performance and health.
Learn more in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4nMKa9W
Vector beams bend light in unusual ways—revealing hidden effects at the nanoscale. Researchers at @illinoisstateu.bsky.social are using cylindrical vector beams, which twist electric & magnetic fields across the beam, unlike regular light.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vector beams bend light in unusual ways—revealing hidden effects at the nanoscale. Researchers at @illinoisstateu.bsky.social are using cylindrical vector beams, which twist electric & magnetic fields across the beam, unlike regular light.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
Read more: https://bit.ly/3LwNpom 💡 #AdvancedPhotonics
Shine a light on light-based technology using the #SPIE Outreach Grant Program!
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Shine a light on light-based technology using the #SPIE Outreach Grant Program!
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
This program promotes and inspires the next generation through innovative events and activities. ☀️
Don't miss out on the chance to apply! Submit your proposal and read more here: https://bit.ly/3WIfN9z
Join us on 18 November for the next SPIE AR | VR | MR Fireside Chat, featuring Morphotonics!
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us on 18 November for the next SPIE AR | VR | MR Fireside Chat, featuring Morphotonics!
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
Bernard Kress, Christophe Peroz, and Grace Lee will sit down with Morphotonics CEO Hugo da Silva.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4qPARsm
Closing the gap in oral cancer detection. 🦷
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Closing the gap in oral cancer detection. 🦷
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
A new smartphone-based imaging system uses AI + autofluorescence to help dentists detect oral cancer early—fitting seamlessly into routine exams.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery news story here: https://bit.ly/4qRrysc
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A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by a team led by Dr Juan Eugenio Iglesias @uclengineering.bsky.social & Dr Zane Jaunmuktane @uclbrainscience.bsky.social, in a major advance in neuroimaging
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans
A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by a team led by Dr Juan Eugenio Iglesias @uclengineering.bsky.social & Dr Zane Jaunmuktane @uclbrainscience.bsky.social, in a major advance in neuroimaging
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
🧠 From philosophy to brain imaging, Dr. Anna Roe proves how asking bold questions (& finding mentors) can shape science.
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🧠 From philosophy to brain imaging, Dr. Anna Roe proves how asking bold questions (& finding mentors) can shape science.
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
🎬 Watch the full #Neurophotonics interview with Dr. Roe and @cimoore444.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3LrY57R
Cutting down false positives & boosting diagnostic precision!
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Cutting down false positives & boosting diagnostic precision!
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
Researchers @upenn.edu @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social found that convolutional #NeuralNetworks can interpret breast scans with fewer false positives, thereby enhancing diagnostic accuracy. 🥼
Read the #SPIE_JMI paper: https://bit.ly/3JHx9jM
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Another of my favorite #WomenInPhysics is Donna Strickland, a Canadian who was the third woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on high intensity laser pulses. ⚛️ 🎢 🧪 👩🔬 🇨🇦
DONNA STRICKLAND - NobelPrize.org
Physics laureate Donna Strickland thinks lasers are cool. With enthusiasm for the field and “very, very hard” work, she found a way to create high-intensity laser pulses. This technique, chirped pulse...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Another of my favorite #WomenInPhysics is Donna Strickland, a Canadian who was the third woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on high intensity laser pulses. ⚛️ 🎢 🧪 👩🔬 🇨🇦
Smarter CT imaging! 🩻
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Smarter CT imaging! 🩻
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
Researchers from @upenn.edu & @jhu.edu found a way to separate body parts and metal implants into two layers. Using AI for anatomy and math for metal, they clean up blurry images, making scans clearer.
Read the full #SPIE_JMI article: https://bit.ly/3XcpQns
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"I always feel that I'm a student," says Neurophotonics' Anna Wang Roe. Tune in to Chris Moore @cimoore444.bsky.social fantastic interview with Anna and hear her story of the illusory contours and bridging the disciplines and continents!
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#Neurophotonics
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#Neurophotonics
October 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"I always feel that I'm a student," says Neurophotonics' Anna Wang Roe. Tune in to Chris Moore @cimoore444.bsky.social fantastic interview with Anna and hear her story of the illusory contours and bridging the disciplines and continents!
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/neu...
#Neurophotonics
www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/neu...
#Neurophotonics
Fund your future and passions by applying for an SPIE Education Scholarship and take the next step toward your career in #optics and #photonics!
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fund your future and passions by applying for an SPIE Education Scholarship and take the next step toward your career in #optics and #photonics!
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
https://bit.ly/4qBm1Wm
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2026 Prism Awards!🥂
24 products across eight categories have been named for their outstanding innovation in photonics. Winners will be announced on 21 January at #PhotonicsWest. 💡
Read the press release: spie.org/news/innovat...
#PhotonicsPrism #SPIE
24 products across eight categories have been named for their outstanding innovation in photonics. Winners will be announced on 21 January at #PhotonicsWest. 💡
Read the press release: spie.org/news/innovat...
#PhotonicsPrism #SPIE
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Congratulations to the finalists of the 2026 Prism Awards!🥂
24 products across eight categories have been named for their outstanding innovation in photonics. Winners will be announced on 21 January at #PhotonicsWest. 💡
Read the press release: spie.org/news/innovat...
#PhotonicsPrism #SPIE
24 products across eight categories have been named for their outstanding innovation in photonics. Winners will be announced on 21 January at #PhotonicsWest. 💡
Read the press release: spie.org/news/innovat...
#PhotonicsPrism #SPIE