In this episode: An imaging method brings a medieval manuscript to life, the latest photonics business headlines, and a newly discovered route to laser chaos.
Armed with a blend of multispectral imaging and 3D modeling, a team from the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge University Library’s Cultural Heritage Imaging Lab is recovering and restoring lost text in a 13th century manuscript fragment featuring the tales of Merlin and King Arthur.
In business news, U.K.-based infrared sensor technology startup Phlux Technology has received additional Series A funding, while Germany-based fusion energy company Marvel Fusion is set to receive additional Series B funding, all to further the companies’ R&D initiatives.
A team from East China Normal University has discovered a modulated subharmonic route to laser chaos via a breathing soliton laser. The findings are quite significant for nonlinear science, and could ultimately improve the performance of various photonics technologies and systems.
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.
