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Welcome to the official account of SPIE, the international society for optics and #photonics. Over the past five years, we have invested over $25M in the international optics community! 💡
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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
We're excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 #AdvancedPhotonics Young Innovator Award! Presented with Chinese Laser Press, the award recognizes exceptional early-career researchers advancing #optics and #photonics.💡
See the winning papers of the seven recipeints here: https://bit.ly/4jcg6E6
See the winning papers of the seven recipeints here: https://bit.ly/4jcg6E6
December 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We're excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 #AdvancedPhotonics Young Innovator Award! Presented with Chinese Laser Press, the award recognizes exceptional early-career researchers advancing #optics and #photonics.💡
See the winning papers of the seven recipeints here: https://bit.ly/4jcg6E6
See the winning papers of the seven recipeints here: https://bit.ly/4jcg6E6
We’re taking #SPIEMedicalImaging to Vancouver, BC, Canada, 15–19 Feb 2026, bringing the international community together to share the latest work in medical imaging, radiology, informatics, and more. 💡🔬
Join us and connect with your community: https://bit.ly/48zFFv0
Join us and connect with your community: https://bit.ly/48zFFv0
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We’re taking #SPIEMedicalImaging to Vancouver, BC, Canada, 15–19 Feb 2026, bringing the international community together to share the latest work in medical imaging, radiology, informatics, and more. 💡🔬
Join us and connect with your community: https://bit.ly/48zFFv0
Join us and connect with your community: https://bit.ly/48zFFv0
What if buildings and data centers could cool themselves without fans (and, by extension, without fossil fuels)?
New radiative cooling materials reflect sunlight and emit heat into space, offering a path to sustainable and passive cooling. ❄️
Learn more below!
https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
New radiative cooling materials reflect sunlight and emit heat into space, offering a path to sustainable and passive cooling. ❄️
Learn more below!
https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
Cooling without a fan
Radiative cooling via photonics technologies could drive down global temperatures as well as lower home heating and air conditioning costs
spie.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What if buildings and data centers could cool themselves without fans (and, by extension, without fossil fuels)?
New radiative cooling materials reflect sunlight and emit heat into space, offering a path to sustainable and passive cooling. ❄️
Learn more below!
https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
New radiative cooling materials reflect sunlight and emit heat into space, offering a path to sustainable and passive cooling. ❄️
Learn more below!
https://bit.ly/47OsKUp
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Our new SOXS instrument has made its first observations!
Installed at La Silla, it will observe fleeting cosmic events such as supernovae explosions or fast-moving asteroids.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25011/
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#instrumentation
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Installed at La Silla, it will observe fleeting cosmic events such as supernovae explosions or fast-moving asteroids.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25011/
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#instrumentation
📷 P. Schipani/INAF
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our new SOXS instrument has made its first observations!
Installed at La Silla, it will observe fleeting cosmic events such as supernovae explosions or fast-moving asteroids.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25011/
🔭 🧪
#instrumentation
📷 P. Schipani/INAF
Installed at La Silla, it will observe fleeting cosmic events such as supernovae explosions or fast-moving asteroids.
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25011/
🔭 🧪
#instrumentation
📷 P. Schipani/INAF
🤝 Quantum meets photonics: Researchers explore photonic quantum CNNs with adaptive state injection—using light for faster, scalable, and energy-efficient AI. Read the full #AdvancedPhotonics article here: https://bit.ly/4rBSc8S
December 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🤝 Quantum meets photonics: Researchers explore photonic quantum CNNs with adaptive state injection—using light for faster, scalable, and energy-efficient AI. Read the full #AdvancedPhotonics article here: https://bit.ly/4rBSc8S
Celebrate 50 years of #SPIElitho with us in San Jose! 🥳
Join your community and learn the latest advances in optical lithography, EUVL, metrology, and process integration for semiconductor manufacturing.💡
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4a8tVkl
Join your community and learn the latest advances in optical lithography, EUVL, metrology, and process integration for semiconductor manufacturing.💡
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4a8tVkl
December 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Celebrate 50 years of #SPIElitho with us in San Jose! 🥳
Join your community and learn the latest advances in optical lithography, EUVL, metrology, and process integration for semiconductor manufacturing.💡
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4a8tVkl
Join your community and learn the latest advances in optical lithography, EUVL, metrology, and process integration for semiconductor manufacturing.💡
Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4a8tVkl
Researchers from Shanxi University introduce recent progress on integrated
continuous-variable #quantum light sources, including single-mode squeezed states, two-mode squeezed states, and multimode entangled states. ⚛️
#JustPublished in #AdvancedPhotonics: https://bit.ly/443fQkr
continuous-variable #quantum light sources, including single-mode squeezed states, two-mode squeezed states, and multimode entangled states. ⚛️
#JustPublished in #AdvancedPhotonics: https://bit.ly/443fQkr
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Researchers from Shanxi University introduce recent progress on integrated
continuous-variable #quantum light sources, including single-mode squeezed states, two-mode squeezed states, and multimode entangled states. ⚛️
#JustPublished in #AdvancedPhotonics: https://bit.ly/443fQkr
continuous-variable #quantum light sources, including single-mode squeezed states, two-mode squeezed states, and multimode entangled states. ⚛️
#JustPublished in #AdvancedPhotonics: https://bit.ly/443fQkr
Light’s polarization isn’t just theory—it shapes how we study optics. 💡 Researchers from @ox.ac.uk introduce elliptical vectorial metrics, making analysis for physically plausible polarization more useful for advancing photonics. Read the full #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/3M888zp
December 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Light’s polarization isn’t just theory—it shapes how we study optics. 💡 Researchers from @ox.ac.uk introduce elliptical vectorial metrics, making analysis for physically plausible polarization more useful for advancing photonics. Read the full #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/3M888zp
☀️ Scientists demonstrate a silicon nitride photonics-based imaging system that can perform one-dimensional interferometric imaging around the 1550-nm wavelength.
This could improve solar research and space weather predictions. Read the full #APNexus story here: https://bit.ly/4p6pniY
This could improve solar research and space weather predictions. Read the full #APNexus story here: https://bit.ly/4p6pniY
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
☀️ Scientists demonstrate a silicon nitride photonics-based imaging system that can perform one-dimensional interferometric imaging around the 1550-nm wavelength.
This could improve solar research and space weather predictions. Read the full #APNexus story here: https://bit.ly/4p6pniY
This could improve solar research and space weather predictions. Read the full #APNexus story here: https://bit.ly/4p6pniY
#MoCap has shaped sports since the 1800s, but it’s long been reserved for big budgets. That’s changing: AI-powered, markerless motion capture now uses standard video to deliver 3D movement analysis, making elite insights accessible to all. 🏃
Read more about MoCap below!
https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Read more about MoCap below!
https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Best foot forward
Can markerless motion capture help everyone improve their athletic performance like the pros?
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December 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#MoCap has shaped sports since the 1800s, but it’s long been reserved for big budgets. That’s changing: AI-powered, markerless motion capture now uses standard video to deliver 3D movement analysis, making elite insights accessible to all. 🏃
Read more about MoCap below!
https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
Read more about MoCap below!
https://bit.ly/4qPsUU2
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Nature’s optics at its best! A full lunar halo lighting up the night.
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Nature’s optics at its best! A full lunar halo lighting up the night.
The #Quantum West Business Summit returns 20–21 January at #PhotonicsWest. Two days focused on the engineering and supply-chain challenges of bringing quantum systems to market. ⚛️💡
Register here and join the conversations shaping the future of quantum technologies: https://bit.ly/44R2pnS
Register here and join the conversations shaping the future of quantum technologies: https://bit.ly/44R2pnS
December 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The #Quantum West Business Summit returns 20–21 January at #PhotonicsWest. Two days focused on the engineering and supply-chain challenges of bringing quantum systems to market. ⚛️💡
Register here and join the conversations shaping the future of quantum technologies: https://bit.ly/44R2pnS
Register here and join the conversations shaping the future of quantum technologies: https://bit.ly/44R2pnS
💡 New guidelines aim to standardize label-free optical metabolic imaging, a technique that uses light to study cell metabolism without dyes.
Consistency could lead to more accurate, reproducible results in cancer & drug development research. Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4isPMFc
Consistency could lead to more accurate, reproducible results in cancer & drug development research. Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4isPMFc
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
💡 New guidelines aim to standardize label-free optical metabolic imaging, a technique that uses light to study cell metabolism without dyes.
Consistency could lead to more accurate, reproducible results in cancer & drug development research. Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4isPMFc
Consistency could lead to more accurate, reproducible results in cancer & drug development research. Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4isPMFc
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New article in SPIE's Nov-Dec Photonics Focus entitled "Cooling without a fan," features our work and discusses how radiative cooling via photonics technologies could help the environment.
spie.org/news/photoni...
#UCDavisEngineering #SPIE #photonics
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#UCDavisEngineering #SPIE #photonics
December 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New article in SPIE's Nov-Dec Photonics Focus entitled "Cooling without a fan," features our work and discusses how radiative cooling via photonics technologies could help the environment.
spie.org/news/photoni...
#UCDavisEngineering #SPIE #photonics
spie.org/news/photoni...
#UCDavisEngineering #SPIE #photonics
AI is helping predict prostate cancer outcomes for patients on active surveillance. 🥼
By analyzing changes over time, researchers can predict whether cancer remains stable or becomes aggressive, enabling smarter, personalized care.
Review the study in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/4oxl3bA
By analyzing changes over time, researchers can predict whether cancer remains stable or becomes aggressive, enabling smarter, personalized care.
Review the study in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/4oxl3bA
December 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
AI is helping predict prostate cancer outcomes for patients on active surveillance. 🥼
By analyzing changes over time, researchers can predict whether cancer remains stable or becomes aggressive, enabling smarter, personalized care.
Review the study in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/4oxl3bA
By analyzing changes over time, researchers can predict whether cancer remains stable or becomes aggressive, enabling smarter, personalized care.
Review the study in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/4oxl3bA
Combining brain scans from thousands of sites is tough, so researchers are using AI to “harmonize” 10,000 brain connectomes so they speak the same language. 🧠🎶
Harmonizing the data may enable better insights into mental health. Read the full #SPIE_JMI article here: https://bit.ly/4iz252V
Harmonizing the data may enable better insights into mental health. Read the full #SPIE_JMI article here: https://bit.ly/4iz252V
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Combining brain scans from thousands of sites is tough, so researchers are using AI to “harmonize” 10,000 brain connectomes so they speak the same language. 🧠🎶
Harmonizing the data may enable better insights into mental health. Read the full #SPIE_JMI article here: https://bit.ly/4iz252V
Harmonizing the data may enable better insights into mental health. Read the full #SPIE_JMI article here: https://bit.ly/4iz252V
🩸 Researchers at @duke-university.bsky.social are using GPUs + Quantitative Phase Microscopy (QPM) to study blood cells in real time. QPM uses optical holography to measure cell shape + size without dyes, giving clearer insights.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4owDoWe
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4owDoWe
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🩸 Researchers at @duke-university.bsky.social are using GPUs + Quantitative Phase Microscopy (QPM) to study blood cells in real time. QPM uses optical holography to measure cell shape + size without dyes, giving clearer insights.
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4owDoWe
Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article here: https://bit.ly/4owDoWe
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🧪 Working alongside scientists worldwide, A&S physicists are decoding neutrino secrets that may finally solve one of #physics' most profound mysteries: Why does the Universe exist?
Chasing Ghost Particles
Neutrinos are everywhere, yet they're nearly impossible to detect. A&S physicists are part of an international scientific collaboration helping unravel why these "ghost particles" could hold the key…
artsandsciences.syracuse.edu
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🧪 Working alongside scientists worldwide, A&S physicists are decoding neutrino secrets that may finally solve one of #physics' most profound mysteries: Why does the Universe exist?
💡 Imagine checking blood pressure without the squeeze of a cuff!
Researchers from @bostonu.bsky.social & Boston Medical Center are using light signals from skin to track blood flow. This could make monitoring hypertension easier.
#JustPublished in #BiophotonicsDiscovery: https://bit.ly/4otBDca
Researchers from @bostonu.bsky.social & Boston Medical Center are using light signals from skin to track blood flow. This could make monitoring hypertension easier.
#JustPublished in #BiophotonicsDiscovery: https://bit.ly/4otBDca
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
💡 Imagine checking blood pressure without the squeeze of a cuff!
Researchers from @bostonu.bsky.social & Boston Medical Center are using light signals from skin to track blood flow. This could make monitoring hypertension easier.
#JustPublished in #BiophotonicsDiscovery: https://bit.ly/4otBDca
Researchers from @bostonu.bsky.social & Boston Medical Center are using light signals from skin to track blood flow. This could make monitoring hypertension easier.
#JustPublished in #BiophotonicsDiscovery: https://bit.ly/4otBDca
🌟 A new @fda.gov study proposes a paired statistical test comparing AI-to-expert vs. expert-to-expert segmentation overlap, validating AI without a reference standard.
Review the research in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/47Zs8wl
Review the research in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/47Zs8wl
December 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🌟 A new @fda.gov study proposes a paired statistical test comparing AI-to-expert vs. expert-to-expert segmentation overlap, validating AI without a reference standard.
Review the research in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/47Zs8wl
Review the research in #SPIE_JMI: https://bit.ly/47Zs8wl
Ever wondered how scientists see inside tiny, complex structures without breaking them? 🩻 Using X-ray micro-CT, researchers create 3D views of chaotic microcavities.
Read the #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/48IxEUu
Read the #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/48IxEUu
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ever wondered how scientists see inside tiny, complex structures without breaking them? 🩻 Using X-ray micro-CT, researchers create 3D views of chaotic microcavities.
Read the #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/48IxEUu
Read the #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/48IxEUu
🌈 Light can reveal hidden details in materials!
The cover of #AdvancedPhotonics Vol. 7 Iss. 5 features a schematic of a system that performs convolution operations using optical components—laser light and microscopic lenses—integrated directly onto a silicon chip.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y3cIkZ
The cover of #AdvancedPhotonics Vol. 7 Iss. 5 features a schematic of a system that performs convolution operations using optical components—laser light and microscopic lenses—integrated directly onto a silicon chip.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y3cIkZ
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🌈 Light can reveal hidden details in materials!
The cover of #AdvancedPhotonics Vol. 7 Iss. 5 features a schematic of a system that performs convolution operations using optical components—laser light and microscopic lenses—integrated directly onto a silicon chip.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y3cIkZ
The cover of #AdvancedPhotonics Vol. 7 Iss. 5 features a schematic of a system that performs convolution operations using optical components—laser light and microscopic lenses—integrated directly onto a silicon chip.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y3cIkZ
What music powered your year? Bonus points if you listened in the lab, or while working on your SPIE conference presentation 😁🎶
I’d like to dedicate this to my time spent aligning optics. I couldn’t have done it without that dark, windowless room.
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What music powered your year? Bonus points if you listened in the lab, or while working on your SPIE conference presentation 😁🎶
Wrapping up a research project? Looking for a place to share your work?💡
Take the stage at #SPIEOpticsPhotonics and present to fellow researchers and engineers. Build new collaborations and hear talks from around the world.
Abstracts are due 11 February, submit yours today: https://bit.ly/3Kg0yly
Take the stage at #SPIEOpticsPhotonics and present to fellow researchers and engineers. Build new collaborations and hear talks from around the world.
Abstracts are due 11 February, submit yours today: https://bit.ly/3Kg0yly
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Wrapping up a research project? Looking for a place to share your work?💡
Take the stage at #SPIEOpticsPhotonics and present to fellow researchers and engineers. Build new collaborations and hear talks from around the world.
Abstracts are due 11 February, submit yours today: https://bit.ly/3Kg0yly
Take the stage at #SPIEOpticsPhotonics and present to fellow researchers and engineers. Build new collaborations and hear talks from around the world.
Abstracts are due 11 February, submit yours today: https://bit.ly/3Kg0yly
Researchers developed an index-adapting method to strip stray light from high-power thulium fiber lasers. The result? Cooler, more efficient systems for demanding applications like manufacturing and medical tech.
👉 Read the full #APNexus story: https://bit.ly/49mrkCW
👉 Read the full #APNexus story: https://bit.ly/49mrkCW
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Researchers developed an index-adapting method to strip stray light from high-power thulium fiber lasers. The result? Cooler, more efficient systems for demanding applications like manufacturing and medical tech.
👉 Read the full #APNexus story: https://bit.ly/49mrkCW
👉 Read the full #APNexus story: https://bit.ly/49mrkCW