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Call for Nominations! Beacons of the Photonics Industry (6/9/2016)

Call for Nominations! Beacons of the Photonics Industry
Beacons are the photonics industry's luminaries who are guiding the scientific and business communities to optics and photonics through their work in five categories.
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Thursday, June 9, 2016
       
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Call for Nominations! Beacons of the Photonics Industry
Call for Nominations! Beacons of the Photonics Industry
Beacons are the photonics industry's luminaries who are guiding the scientific and business communities to optics and photonics through their work in five categories. Please submit a separate entry for each Beacon you wish to nominate. Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2016. The results of the survey will be published in the August issue of Photonics Spectra. Submit a Nomination form.
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Hands-On Science in the Classroom Boosts STEM Retention Almost 25 Percent
Hands-On Science in the Classroom Boosts STEM Retention Almost 25 Percent
A recent study found that a student’s chances of completing a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) degree significantly increases when he or she participates in course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs), which engage students in hands-on research at a large scale. Researchers from the Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science analyzed data from more than 4,000 students who participated in the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI) at the University of Texas.
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Optogenetic Technique Rapidly Screens for Cardiac Drug Safety
Optogenetic Technique Rapidly Screens for Cardiac Drug Safety
An optogenetic technique has been used to make cardiac cells beat and optically measure their response, enabling an automated drug-testing process called OptoDyCE. The fully automated system for all-optical cardiac electrophysiology can rule out potentially dangerous drugs by testing 30,000 light-responsive cells in less than 10 min, a process that currently takes hours or even years. The technique streamlines the primarily manual process that researchers use to comply with FDA testing requirements and ensure the safety of the drugs. It can also be done using a patient's own blood cells using stem-cell techniques.
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Planetary Resources Secures Funding for Earth Observation
Planetary Resources Secures Funding for Earth Observation
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources Inc. has secured $21.1 million in Series A funding to deploy and operate Ceres, an advanced Earth observation business. Ceres is set to use the first commercial IR and hyperspectral sensor platform to better understand and manage natural resources. It will leverage Planetary Resources' Arkyd spacecraft to deliver affordable, on-demand Earth intelligence of natural resources on any spot on the planet.
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Ultrathin TLA Materials Could Broaden IR Applications
Ultrathin TLA Materials Could Broaden IR Applications
Ultrathin gratings composed of common materials were shown to increase the absorption efficiency of light to almost 99 percent when thin grooves were etched into the film, directing the light sideways. The semiconductor materials are compatible with optoelectronic applications such as photodetectors and optical modulators, and could make IR technology less expensive and more accessible. A team comprising researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia National University and University of Technology Sydney began their investigation by examining total light absorption (TLA) in homogeneous ultrathin films, finding that TLA was difficult to achieve in uniform ultrathin layers.
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SEMICON West 2016
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July 12-14, 2016 - Moscone Center - San Francisco, CA
SEMICON West 2016 will feature 700 exhibitors and more than 115 hours of programs and networking events from across the supply chain—materials, equipment, design, manufacturing, system integration, demand channels, and adjacencies such as flexible hybrid electronics, MEMS and sensor and more. At this year’s expo, several new forums designed to enhance collaboration within shared communities of interest will debut. Led by technical experts, top analysts, and leaders from some of the biggest names in electronics, the new forums are generating significant advance interest and buzz, including an Advanced Manufacturing Forum; Flexible Hybrid Electronics Forum; and a World of IoT Forum, addressing trends impacting the market, including smart things and MEMS and sensor manufacturing.
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