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December 2013
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Early Detection of Blinding Eye Disease Could be as Easy as Scanning a Barcode - A new optical device puts the power to detect eye disease in the palm... more
20 Dec 2013
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OSA’s Advances in Optics and Photonics Journal to be Indexed in Top Citation Database - The Optical Society (OSA) today announced its journal, Advances in... more
12 Dec 2013
November 2013
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Search for Editor-in-Chief of Applied Optics.
21 Nov 2013
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Search for Editor-in-Chief of Applied Optics.
21 Nov 2013
October 2013
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OSA Celebrates Open Access Week, Recognizes Need for Authors to Have Publishing Options - In celebration of “Open Access Week,” The Optical Society (OSA)... more
24 Oct 2013
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Imaging Breast Cancer with Light - Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and cancer... more
23 Oct 2013
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Zoomable Holograms Pave the Way for Versatile, Portable Projectors - Imagine giving a presentation to a roomful of important customers... more
15 Oct 2013
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A Better Breathalyzer - , Italian researchers have developed a novel idea for an inexpensive,... more
08 Oct 2013
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Naked Jets of Water Make a Better Pollutant Detector - When you shine ultraviolet light (UV) through water polluted with... more
03 Oct 2013
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Inspired by the Human Eye: New Imaging System can Help Diagnose Disease, Monitor Hazardous Substances - To meet demands for ever smaller imaging systems, researchers are... more
02 Oct 2013
September 2013
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Scientists Rig Hospital-grade Lightweight Blood Flow Imager on the Cheap - Tracking blood flow in the laboratory is an important tool for... more
26 Sep 2013
August 2013
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The Optical Society Implements Industry-Based Tracking System for Government-Funded Research - The Optical Society (OSA) today announced it has implemented a new... more
20 Aug 2013
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Researchers Slow Light to a Crawl in Liquid Crystal Matrix - Light traveling in a vacuum is the Universe’s ultimate speed demon,... more
13 Aug 2013
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New High-Tech Laser Method Allows DNA to be Inserted ‘Gently’ into Living Cells - The applications of gene therapy and genetic engineering are broad:... more
07 Aug 2013
July 2013
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Deciphering Butterflies’ Designer Colors: Findings Could Inspire New Hue-Changing Materials - Butterfly wings can do remarkable things with light, and humans are... more
17 Jul 2013
June 2013
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A Telescope For Your Eye: New Contact Lens Design May Improve Sight of Patients with Macular Degeneration - Contact lenses correct many people’s eyesight but do nothing to... more
27 Jun 2013
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OSA Continues to Lead in Key Rankings in Thomson Reuters 2012 Journal Citation Reports - The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to announce impressive results... more
20 Jun 2013
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OSA Partners with Leading Chinese Institute to Launch New Joint Journal, Photonics Research - The Optical Society (OSA) today announced the launch and publication... more
11 Jun 2013
May 2013
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The Optical Society and Scholarly iQ Issue COUNTER Release 4 Compliant Usage Reports for OSA’s Journals - The Optical Society (OSA) and Scholarly iQ today announced that... more
29 May 2013
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Charred Micro-Bunny Sculpture Shows Promise of New Material for 3-D Shaping - This rabbit sculpture, the size of a typical bacterium, is one of... more
29 May 2013
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On-site Asbestos Detector Offers Promise of Better Workplace Safety - Asbestos was once called a miracle material because of its toughness... more
02 May 2013
April 2013
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Now available for conference papers! A PDF of the poster presentation has been linked to a select number of poster session papers. Those papers with an accompanying poster presentation PDF will be denoted by a multimedia icon.
29 Apr 2013
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New LED Streetlight Design Curbs Light Pollution - Recent innovations in light emitting diodes (LEDs) have improved the... more
24 Apr 2013
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Optics Letters' page limit is increasing to 4 pages, effective for new submissions beginning on 1 May 2013.
19 Apr 2013
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New camera system creates high-resolution 3-D images from up to a kilometer away - A standard camera takes flat, 2-D pictures. To get 3-D information,... more
04 Apr 2013
March 2013
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OSA Launches New Prism System to Streamline Journal Submissions - The Optical Society (OSA) today announced the launch of PrismTM, its... more
20 Mar 2013
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Intense Terahertz Pulses Cause DNA Damage But Also Induce DNA Repair - Terahertz (THz) radiation, a slice of the electromagnetic spectrum... more
14 Mar 2013
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The OSA journal Applied Optics has just published the Feature Issue Imaging Systems and Applications.
04 Mar 2013
February 2013
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Infrared Digital Holography Allows Firefighters to See Through Flames, Image Moving People - Firefighters put their lives on the line in some of the most... more
26 Feb 2013
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The OSA Board of Editors welcomes nominations for AOP, JOCN, and OL Journal Editor-in-Chiefs.
21 Feb 2013
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New Imaging Device That Is Flexible, Flat, and Transparent - Digital cameras, medical scanners, and other imaging technologies... more
20 Feb 2013
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OSA Announces Editorial Board for New Photonics Research Journal - The Optical Society (OSA) today announced the editorial board members... more
19 Feb 2013
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Chinese Optics Letters (COL) celebrates its 10th Anniversary in 2013—see the commemorative special issue.
13 Feb 2013
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The OSA journal Applied Optics has just published the Feature Issue Applied Industrial Optics.
05 Feb 2013
January 2013
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OSA is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2012 OSA Outstanding Reviewer Award.
31 Jan 2013
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Progressive Optics for Side Mirrors Ends Automobile Blind Spots without Distorting View - A new optical prescription for automobile side-view mirrors may... more
28 Jan 2013
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Self-Assembling Silica Microwires May Herald New Generation of Integrated Optical Devices - Silica microwires are the tiny and as-yet underutilized cousins of... more
23 Jan 2013
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OSA Announces New Journal Editors, Unveils New Contemporary Cover Designs for 2013 - The Optical Society (OSA) today announced new editors-in-chief for... more
10 Jan 2013
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Scientists Mimic Fireflies to Make Brighter LEDs - The nighttime twinkling of fireflies has inspired scientists to... more
08 Jan 2013
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The OSA journal Applied Optics has just published the Feature Issue Digital Holography and 3-D Imaging.
02 Jan 2013