Every grain counts
31 July 2020
How will the world feed 10 billion people by 2050 with no new land for agriculture? Greg Blackman speaks to machine builder Bühler about how optical sensing can maximise yield in grain processing
July 2020
SPIE’s career and diversity specialist Meg All, left, facilitated an Equity in Industry panel during SPIE Photonics West earlier this year. Joining All, from left to right, are Openwater’s Mary Lou Jepsen; Double Helix’s Leslie Kimerling; and Chromacity’s Shahida Imani
Equity, diversity, and inclusion: SPIE's collaborative effort
23 July 2020
Daneet Steffens from SPIE details some of the initiatives currently in place aimed at improving diversity in photonics
Investment is making lidar more accessible and cost-effective for the autonomous driving sector
The driving force behind autonomous vehicles
23 July 2020
Keely Portway delves into some of the latest lidar developments for self-driving vehicles, and how these are proving beneficial in other applications
A determination to succeed
23 July 2020
Photonics engineering student Troy Rzeznikiewicz applied to hundreds of openings prior to starting as an optical design engineer intern at Lumentum. Here he describes the application process and discusses how technical students can be supported to succeed in industry
Ramanujan,right, facilitating the-Investing in Photonics Panel at 2020 SPIE Photonics West
Good business optics: Critical steps to healthy startups
23 July 2020
Sujatha Ramanujan, managing director of the Luminate Accelerator Programme in Rochester, New York, offers four key questions to consider before launching an optics start-up
Carlos Lee (right) with Israel Grossinger
A passion for product development
23 July 2020
Carlos Lee talks with Israel Grossinger, CEO and founder of Holo/Or, a developer of diffractive optics for laser systems
Forensic spectroscopy looks deeper
23 July 2020
New methods and instruments are building on impressive investigative capabilities, finds Andy Extance
