Technology
Photonics Engineering
Quick fact
Photonics engineering is behind the invention of the LED, which earned the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, and it powers technologies ranging from barcode scanners to LIDAR in self-driving cars.
Why this is interesting
Have you ever wondered how a tiny glass fiber can carry the entire internet across oceans, or how a laser can perform delicate eye surgery with no scalpel? The answer lies in photonics engineering—the art and science of taming light itself.