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@spie.orgOct 14, 2026, 5:56 PM

You know Lewis structures. But did you know Gilbert N. Lewis also gave us the word “photon”? 💡🧪

His theory on the particle nature of light was ultimately rejected, but the name he proposed in 1926 stuck.

Read more in the September/October issue of #PhotonicsFocus: spie.org/news/photoni...

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@spie.orgOct 10, 2026, 7:28 PM

Can #spacetime be distorted in the lab? 🌌

Engineer Chance Glenn is using laser interferometry to detect tiny changes in optical path length as he investigates experimental spacetime distortion and its potential applications in #propulsion.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4dcSSMk

#Astro #PhotonicsFocus

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@spie.orgSep 23, 2026, 5:12 PM

The BOAT 😎🐐🔥

#DidYouKnow: GRB 221009A was so bright that astronomers nicknamed it the “brightest of all time." 🔭☄️

Explore what scientists have learned from the BOAT, one of the most powerful cosmic explosions ever observed, in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4r5kSqS

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@spie.orgSep 20, 2026, 6:53 PM

Photonic lanterns are giving astronomers a new way to work with starlight, helping correct wavefront distortions and make measurements beyond the diffraction limit. 💡 🔭

Could they one day help characterize Earth-like worlds? Explore the technology in #PhotonicsFocus: https://bit.ly/4j0KD9w

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