Researchers Politecnico di Milano have discovered a way to control bacteria with light. By changing the way microbes and antibiotics interact, they hope to combat antibiotic resistance. Read the story: bit.ly/3HQoc6p #biomedical #bacteria #antibiotic #physics

Researchers have created a chip-scale laser capable of delivering ultrafast optical metrology, which they say will improve the speed and accuracy of guidance systems in self-driving cars. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4kNtm1N #lasers #lidar #selfdrivingcar #metrology

Congratulations 🎉 to the 2025 winners of the 2025 Optica awards and medals! Find the full list of recipients in the OPN June issue: bit.ly/4kGV2Fo #honors #awards #optics #photonics

Image of the Week: A Star Like No Other Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving fresh clues about the origin of a new class of mysterious objects called long period radio transients. Read more here: bit.ly/3Uj2QCf

Ahead of the Optica Laser Congress and Exhibition, OPN spoke with plenary speaker Helena Jelinková about her work with solid-state lasers and for a sneak peek of her talk. Check out the interview for more: bit.ly/4kIJgKG #laser #technology #nuclear #industry

A new easy-to-implant retinal prosthesis can restore sight in blind mice and enable enhanced natural vision in the near-infrared. Read the story: bit.ly/4e7hZiM #vision #prosthetics #technology #optics

Researchers developed a soft #robotic arm that changes shape under the influence of #laser #light and that can achieve complex tasks. “This is a step toward having safer, more capable robotics for various applications.” Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3ZDX8xy

📣 OPN's July/ August issue is now live 📣 The latest issue has the magazine’s biennial "Entrepreneurs to Watch" feature and stories on spatiotemporally structured light, spectroscopy for cultural heritage science and so much more! Check it out! bit.ly/3G4wRlo

The July/August 2025 issue of OPN features the magazine’s biennial "Entrepreneurs to Watch." Here, we offer an interview with one of those entrepreneurs, Lia Li, CEO of Zero Point Motion. Check out the interview: bit.ly/3HRo8U8

The largest comparison of optical clocks—10 clocks across 6 countries—inspires greater confidence in the accuracy and consistency of optical clocks and supports the use of optical standards for international time scales. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4em2QtZ

Here is your chance to be featured in the Optics in 2025 special issue of #Optics & #Photonics News Submit a brief summary of your peer-reviewed #research to be considered for publication. More information can be found on our website: optica-opn.org/year-in-optics

Check out OPN's latest career post to learn about Isabel Allegro's “eureka” moment at the Optica Foundation’s Career Accelerator program, which led her to her current role as product manager at Jenoptik. bit.ly/4l1qlet #STEM #STEMcareers #Optics

New work leverages stacked #perovskite crystals to create compact #image #sensors with unprecedented #resolution and color fidelity. Read the story: bit.ly/4nkhOVs

Inspired by photosynthesis, researchers Colorado State University Research have created a photocatalysis system capable of driving high-energy reactions at room temperature. Read the story: bit.ly/4ljPJM8 #photosynthesis #manufacturing #energy

"Our mission for the company is ... to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all." -Warren McKenzie, cofounder and managing director of HB11 Energy. Check out the latest OPN Entrepreneurs to Watch interview: bit.ly/3GjvWgX

What if #AI helped scientists #communicate their work by generating clear, easy-to-understand #podcasts? Researchers explored this possibility in new work, testing how engaging and reliable podcasts created by AI were at discussing a research article. bit.ly/4lvLAop

📣 OPN is hosting its 20th Annual Photo Contest 📣 We are looking for large, high-impact images that highlight an aspect of optics. Find more information via the link: bit.ly/3ZX7etB #Optics #Photography #Photonics

"Labby is transforming the dairy industry by bringing real-time milk testing to the farm." Check out OPN's full interview with Julia Somerdin, CEO of Labby—a "platform for optical intelligence in milk." bit.ly/3GtDLRe #agriculture #optics #dairy #technology

In new work, researchers created a highly tunable integrated Pockels laser that is compact enough to fit on a chip, powerful, ultrafast and relatively cheap to make. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/44wX98c #laser #optics #technology

New perovskite–organic tandem solar cell breaks efficiency records! The cell hit a certified efficiency of 26.4%, surpassing similar devices, single-junction perovskite cells and perovskite–CIGS tandem cells. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4lFlYFW #solar #technology