Light Science Society

Applications for an IDL Micro Grant are due one month from today! SPIE IDL Micro Grants support local community events and activities that highlight the critical role that light plays in our daily lives in celebration of the International Day of Light on May 16.

Grants available up to $3,000 USD. Learn more and apply soon: http://bit.ly/2QbZJt6

Atomically thin nanowires convert heat to electricity more efficiently Waste heat can be converted to electricity more efficiently using one-dimensional nanoscale materials as thin as an atom – ushering a new way of generating sustainable energy – thanks to new research by the University of Warwick.

A new journal from

FIRST LOOK🎉The Optical Society is excited to launch OSA CONTINUUM; a brand new journal featuring broad and . The first issue of OSA Continuum to publish in September 2018.

will be a gold and publish research articles meeting OSA's standards for technical accuracy, scientific rigor, and presentation standards rather than a judgment of impact or significance.

Learn more about this new addition to OSA Publishing http://ow.ly/zipp30kg7Sy