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BELLINGHAM, WA and PITTSFIELD, MA--(Marketwire - Nov 16, 2011) - Finalists have been named in nine categories for the 2011 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation, sponsored by SPIE and Photonics...

ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwire - Apr 27, 2011) - Better sensors provide better data; with better automation the result is better analysis -- a result much needed by U.S. forces, said DARPA Director Regina...

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2011) - Proposed legislation aimed at securing a reliable supply of materials essential to the optics and photonics industry has received support from SPIE, the...

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - February 17, 2011) - SPIE leaders said today they are encouraged by support for U.S. science R&D budgets and education programs in the proposed 2012 budget released...

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - January 26, 2011) - SPIE leaders praised President Obama's call in last night's State of the Union address to a renewed commitment to scientific progress, and asserted...

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - December 3, 2010) - The accelerated pace of development of quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology and its many applications -- such as detecting explosive chemicals on...

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - September 30, 2010) -  SPIE now has a lead role in establishing criteria for college and university degree-granting programs in optics and photonics, as the Society...

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - September 24, 2010) - Scientists and engineers active in SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, have a deep commitment to helping students and teachers...

CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - August 27, 2010) -  Photonics industry website Optics.org unveiled a new design and editorial focus in July, following transfer of ownership to SPIE. The...

BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - July 9, 2010) -  Authors of papers accepted for the prestigious Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO) may choose from an expanded suite of open access options, now...