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It's that time of year again... nominations for the 2027 #SPIE Society Awards are open through 31 July! 🏆 Help us celebrate those who are making incredible contributions to the #photonics and #optics community. 💡🥳 View our nomination guide here to learn more: https://bit.ly/4dIGNPC

The latest on ground-based, airborne, and space-based telescopes presented at #SPIEastro. 🔭 Join the global astronomy community in Copenhagen from 5-10 July 2026 for 13 conferences, 3,000+ presentations, & a week of excitement. Prices increase on 19 June. 🚨 Program is live: https://bit.ly/4dbrTzV

#WiOWednesday is here! Today, we spotlight Mary Spaeth, senior scientist in the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 💡🔬 Spaeth's career is an inspiration to anyone interested in STEM. Learn more in the #WomenInOptics Notebook: https://bit.ly/3PZY4e2 #WomenInSTEM

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health use near‑infrared spectroscopy to better interpret brain signals, helping separate surface noise from deeper activity. 🧠💡 Read the #BiophotonicsDiscovery article: https://bit.ly/4vh4TaZ

How can we see more detail in immune cells? 🔬 Researchers combined polarized hyperspectral + light #microscopy to better visualize white blood cells. This approach helps distinguish cell types and supports clearer, more accurate diagnostics. Read the #SPIE_JBO article: https://bit.ly/4vBdXXt

How close are we to discovering another habitable world? 🌍 New open-source software folds wavefront error, sensitivity, & control into exposure-time estimates for future telescopes. This can help designers plan missions that spot + study Earth-like planets. 🔭 Read #SPIE_JATIS: https://bit.ly/4xhgl7m

How can better imaging improve early detection in women’s health? 🔍🧬 Researchers developed an improved endoscope that can image & collect cells from the fallopian tube, supporting less invasive approaches to studying + detecting disease. Read more in #BiophotonicsDiscovery: https://bit.ly/4txYG8D

SPIE believes the new OMB proposal represents a profound shift away from merit-based, expert-reviewed research funding, granting the administration unprecedented control over federal grantmaking. We urge the community to submit public comments before the 13 July deadline: https://bit.ly/4v8sQRh

Can light reveal the brain’s hidden connections? 🧠🔬 Using coherent anti‑Stokes Raman scattering microscopy, researchers uncover fine structural details of the human uncinate fasciculus, showing how label‑free imaging can advance brain research. #BiophotonicsDiscovery article: https://bit.ly/4ecv9Nm

UK silicon photonics sector poised for ‘landmark growth’ Analysis from UK Cornerstone also says launching pilot line “would unlock significant value”. - optics.org/news/uk-sili... #silicon #photonics #siliconphotonics #manufacturing #UK

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A primary goal of NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) concept is to explore with high completeness the habitable zones (HZs) of ∼100 stellar systems and potentially acquire spectra of ∼25 terres

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Incorporating wavefront error, wavefront sensing and control, and sensitivities into exposure time calculations for future space missions with the error budget software

SPIE is urging the optics and photonics community to voice opposition by 13 July deadline

Proposed federal grant rule raises alarms for the U.S. research community

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