For the first time, researchers have shown that 3D-printed polymer-based micro-optics can withstand the heat and power levels that occur inside a laser. The advance enables inexpensive compact and ...

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntec Optics (Nasdaq: OPTX), a leading provider of mission-critical technologies for vibrant end-markets - defense tech, space tech, and biomed ...

The Optical Society of America (OSA) was founded in 1916 with the mission “To promote the generation, application, archiving and worldwide dissemination of knowledge in optics and photonics.” Based in ...

To control light, curved lenses are used today, that are often made of glass that is either concave or convex, which refracts the light in different ways. These types of lenses can be found in ...

"The other day I was standing outside of a huge thermal-vacuum chamber and realized that I really enjoy learning and understanding complex systems," notes Jeremy Perkins, an astrophysicist working on ...

Geometric optics is a confusing subject for many physics students, who often first encounter the subject in introductory college physics classes. Traditional instruction in geometric optics is not as ...