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  • The origins of optical fibre communications lie with a paper published 50 years ago.

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  • The merger of biology and optics was the focus of new sessions at SPIE Photonics West 2016. The conference attracted over 20,000 attendees.

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  • The 2016 Rank Prize for optoelectronics has been awarded to the inventors of the arrayed waveguide grating. Lord Rank's philanthropy deserves greater recognition.

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  • Australians call it sticky tape, English name it Sellotape, and some say Scotch tape. Whatever you call it, it is arguably responsible for the theme of this month's focus issue.

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  • ORCID, a global ID scheme for researchers, which is being embraced by funders, universities and publishers, now has almost 2 million registrations and is growing all the time.

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  • Designed with a laser metrology system, LISA Pathfinder is on track to demonstrate the first in-flight test of low-frequency gravitational wave detection metrology in space.

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  • Advances in silicon photonics, compound III–V semiconductor technology and hybrid integration now mean that powerful, programmable optical integrated circuits could be within sight.

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  • First studied more than a decade ago, the field of spin–orbit interactions of light has accelerated in recent years and is now being exploited in nanophotonics and the generation of complex optical fields.

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  • US$610 million has been secured for a US initiative into high-tech manufacturing involving 20 states with the hope of leveraging the capabilities of photonics.

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  • Bringing plasmonics out of the lab is important. University support and communication between researchers and industry play a vital role.

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  • Fears of an imminent capacity crunch in optical networks may be alarmist but new more efficient technologies for transporting data will be required in the future.

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  • Nikola Tesla is known for his work on alternating current power systems, induction motors and wireless transmission but he is also an unsung hero of research into X-rays and light sources.

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  • New synchrotron sources are being commissioned and built around the globe, with an emphasis on developing countries. Given the obvious benefits, the trend is encouraging.

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  • Are true theorists a dying breed? Does more need to be done to support and encourage young scientists to devote themselves to inventing new theoretical concepts and models?

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  • The option of 'double-blind' peer review, transfer consultations, shareable article links and online Methods are all being introduced for authors.

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  • 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Maxwell's formulation of his theory of electromagnetism and a year-long celebration of the importance of optics.

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  • 'Nanophotonics' is no longer just the realm of plasmonics researchers. Fields like metamaterials and 'flat' two-dimensional systems based on atomically thin materials are expanding the boundaries of nanophotonics.

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