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November 2017 Issue
Feature Articles
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Heat Is the New Light
A new paradigm looks at harnessing thermal radiation for lighting, energy generation and even non-contact cooling.
by Svetlana V. Boriskina, Hadi Zandavi, Bai Song, Yi Huang and Gang Chen![](https://opn-web-afd-d3bfbkd5bcc5asbs.z02.azurefd.net/opn/media/images/articles/2017/1711/features/coffey-360x270-thumb-d.jpg?t=638452536994266408)
The Age of OLED Displays
Display technology using OLEDs has made the leap to commercial adoption in the past few years, setting the stage for a mind-bending shift in the way we think about displays.
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Optics in Agriculture
Around the world, farmers—in their continual quest for higher crop yields, lower production costs and better-quality products—are gaining an edge from optical sensing and lighting technologies.
by Patricia DaukantasDepartments and Columns
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Research and Industry News
Cassini’s Earthbound partners; better surgical views; metasurface waveguide coatings; free-space QKD; healing PV materials; Trumpf opens “smart factory”; White House R&D priorities; exceptional-point sensors.
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Science + Applications = FiO+LS 2017
Fittingly, the first annual meeting of OSA’s second century embarked on a new, future-oriented path.
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Edmund Optics at 75
An iconic optics firm celebrates a landmark birthday—and the son of its founder reflects the changes the firm has seen over its long history.
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Nix Sensor’s Color Vision
Canadian company found an unmet need in replacing bulky paint color samples for interior designers with a portable, pre-calibrated sensor-and-app combination.
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Also in this Issue
Renewing FiO
30, 20 and 10 Years Ago in OPN
News from the Society
2018 OSA officers announced; OSA Fellows tell their stories; honors for Dineen, Mildren and Plant; OSA at Rochester Light & Sound; ISO Congress; thank you, editors and volunteers.
Thank You, OSA Foundation Donors!
Remembering Nicolaas Bloembergen
Nicolaas Bloembergen, a giant in the world of optical science, passed away on 5 September 2017 in Tucson, Ariz., USA, at the age of 97. OSA 2017 President Eric Mazur, a student and friend of “Nico,” offers this remembrance.