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Photonics Hot List: January 10, 2025

Jan. 10, 2025

In this episode: New sensors detect plant distress, SPIE names 2025 society Fellows, and the latest business news roundup.

Justine Murphy

In this episode of Photonics Hot List:

Researchers in Singapore are now battling plant dehydration via sensing. They’ve developed chromatic sensors that can detect drought stress in living plants via changes in physiological pH levels, and it can do so up to 48 hours sooner than with conventional methods.

SPIE has announced the 2025 group of new Society Fellows. The 47 inductees—representing academia, industry, and government—were chosen based on their technical achievements, as well as contributions they’ve made to the greater photonics community.

In business news, Lockheed Martin is now working with Alva Industries to develop new aviation and defense technologies. And Viavi Solutions is set to acquire Inertial Labs in a multi-million-dollar agreement.

About the Author

Justine Murphy | Multimedia Director, Digital Infrastructure

Justine Murphy is the multimedia director for Endeavor Business Media's Digital Infrastructure Group. She is a multiple award-winning writer and editor with more 20 years of experience in newspaper publishing as well as public relations, marketing, and communications. For nearly 10 years, she has covered all facets of the optics and photonics industry as an editor, writer, web news anchor, and podcast host for an internationally reaching magazine publishing company. Her work has earned accolades from the New England Press Association as well as the SIIA/Jesse H. Neal Awards. She received a B.A. from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.