International Year of Light 2015
The United Nations have proclaimed the year 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. In this web collection, the Nature journals jointly celebrate this occasion by presenting a selection of content related to light and light-based technologies.
Recent Letters and Articles can be found under Research; Reviews, News features and Commentaries under Comments and Reviews. These publications are selected by the editors of Nature Journals and this collection will be regularly updated throughout the year. The Nature journals have also been publishing relevant special content, including the supplements Nature Milestones: Photons and Nature Milestones: Light Microscopy.
With this web collection, the Nature journals hope to contribute to the promotion of public and political understanding of the benefits of photonics in the modern world.
Light Fantastic: A Nature Special of news and comment articles explores how scientists today are pushing the properties of light to new extremes.
A collection comprising the Special issue plus 13 classic research papers that established the nature of light over the past century, from the discovery of X-rays to rapid laser pulses, along with news and comments articles is available from the Nature Shop.
Special content relevant to the International Year of Light, from various Nature journals is gathered in this section.
This includes a selection of Focus Issues on light and light-based technologies published during previous years.
In an effort to compile a top-ten list of the most inspiring, spectacular and beautiful experiments with light, we have designed a survey for everyone to participate in. Go through our candidate list and vote for your favorites!
Nature has put together a Special Issue, to celebrate the occasion of the International Year of Light with a particular focus on unusual uses of light. A collection of news features and articles explores how light can be tied in knots or allow us to see through walls, as well as the revolution of financial trading through high-speed laser based networks.
In a downloadable Collection, Nature has selected the most memorable research papers and commentaries they have published throughout the years that actively shaped the field and set the foundations for the present celebration.
