In this episode: An infrared approach aids bridge inspection, China and South Africa establish an intercontinental quantum satellite link, and SPIE announces student scholarships.
There’s a shift in how infrastructure is designed and monitored, thanks to work by researchers at University of Central Florida—touted Florida’s premier engineering and technology university. The team has developed an approach that allows complete nondestructive assessment of bridges.
Teams from the University of Science and Technology of China and Stellenbosch University in South Africa have joined forces to establish the first and longest quantum satellite communication link, spanning thousands of miles.
SPIE has announced the 2025 student scholarship awards, which are meant to help empower the next generation of scientists and engineers as they strive to shape the future of photonics and optics research and innovation.
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.
