Fight Procrastination Day
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We know what it's like to put something off...
However, in the next few days and weeks, there are many Optica programs with deadlines to meet. Don't miss out on presenting a paper, attending an event or taking advantage of a recognition opportunity.
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Or, do you seek further distractions?
We compiled a few of our favorite features. If you are putting off your own work, at least it's an opportunity to learn something new.
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Biodegradable gratings made from crab shell waste
Don't waste time, make waste useful.
Researchers developed a process to repurpose discarded crab shells by grinding them into a powder and utilizing a chemical process to create biodegradable plastic suitable for use in diffraction gratings.
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Mice are trying out VR, too
Neuroscience researchers engineered a set of diminutive VR goggles to enable previously difficult experiments on rodents.
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Illuminating black holes
Go down a rabbit hole about black holes.
This technique allowed researchers to detect and analyze the faint echoes of light that are produced through the gravitational effects of black holes.
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Painting with lasers
This miniature recreation of Van Gogh's Starry Night was painted with a laser.
By heating titanium above its evaporation point, researchers could obtain a bright palette of basic colors.
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A “3-D Cinema” for insects
Tiny filter “glasses,” and some ingenuity, firmly establish 3-D vision in the praying mantis—and create a platform for investigating invertebrate stereopsis.
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Growing planet caught on camera
Two parallel studies have captured the first pictures of a protoplanet as it forms within a disk-shaped structure containing multiple rings of dust and gas.
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Seeing sound — how hummingbirds hum
Cameras, sensors and microphones—oh my!
An acoustic model based on 3D sound images visualized for the first time how the oscillating lift and drag on a bird’s wing dictate the timbre of its wing sound.
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Even solar cells need caffeine
The active ingredient in a strong cup of coffee can rev up the efficiency and staying power of some next-gen photovoltaics.
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Synthesizing nanoparticles with peppers
AgNO3 + habanero = silver nanoparticles. With habanero peppers as the secret ingredient, researchers created an eco-friendly method to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles.
