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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and RIT will present the 2021 Photonics for Quantum Digital Forum July 16-20. Previously an RIT initiative, this year marks a new iteration of this event in the form of a partnership between RIT and SPIE.

PASADENA, Calif., May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gigajot Technology, inventors of the Quanta Image Sensor (QIS), today announced the first QIS products, marking the dawn of a new era in solid-state imaging. The CMOS-based QIS devices utilize Gigajot's patented sensor architecture and pixel design to achieve record low noise that enables accurate detection of individual photons of light.

RIT students Emily Wilson and Teresa Symons are co-recipients of the Outstanding Graduate Woman Achievement Award for their dedication and leadership on RIT’s Graduate Student Advisory Council. Wilson and Symons are Ph.D. students in the astrophysical sciences and technology program in the School of Physics and Astronomy and co-chairs of the Graduate Student Advisory Council.

Michael Zemcov's research on rouge stars and the Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment is featured in the April issue of Astronomy Magazine in the cover story, The Galaxy's Marvelous Rogues and Misfits.

The Department of Energy is working with a group of RIT to develop low=cost high efficiency solar cells. Most solar panels on houses or buildings are less than 20 percent efficient at turning sunlight into energy.

Quantum information science (QIS) has been an intriguing peripheral topic for much of the computing and engineering community for some time, but that is about to change.

The SPIE Frits Zernike Award for Microlithography recognizes outstanding accomplishments in microlithographic technology, especially those furthering the development of semiconductor lithographic imaging solutions.

Single photon counting large-format detectors will be a key technology for the future NASA Astrophysics missions such as the LUVIOR and HabEx mission concepts.

The universe is not as black as astronomers once thought.​​​​​​

Professor Seth Hubbard is an expert in designing, growing, and fabricating solar cells and said that if the cost of these highly efficient solar cells can be reduced enough, they could be used to help devices ranging from smartphones to drones to cars.

Don Figer and Justin Gallagher give a talk on the Astrophysics Nobel Prizes and Instrumentation during the OSA Rochester Speaker Series on November 17, 2020.

Scientists have used the New Horizons spacecraft, billions of miles from Earth, to measure the darkness of space.