In this episode of Photonics Hot List:
While it focuses light the same way conventional curved lenses do when imaging distant stars and galaxies, a new flat lens designed by a team at the University of Utah’s Price College of Engineering goes a step further with its ability to also capture color, making it a first of its kind. The work is also detailed in the journal Applied Physics Letters.
In this week's business news roundup: Optical components developer FISBA has announced its new chief technology officer, while Laserax and Viavi Solutions have each announced acquisitions meant to advance and bolster existing and emerging technologies.
A team from Columbia University and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Molecular Foundry have developed nanoscale sensors that could revolutionize everything from robotics and battery design to medicine and space travel.
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Justine Murphy
Multimedia Director, Digital Infrastructure
Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.