Photonics Hot List: November 6, 2026

In this episode: A computational model for lighting spectra could help aging eyes, an optics program gets a federal funding boost, and scientists reconstruct Van Gogh’s Starry Night sky.

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

  • A new computational model designed to create lighting spectra could help aging eyes.
  • Monroe Community College’s optics program is getting a U.S. Department of Defense funding boost.
  • Using observational geometry and photo overlay, scientists have been able to stand in Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night.

About the Author

Justine Murphy

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.

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