International Day of Light

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT 2025 AT SECHENOV UNIVERSITY (PAST EVENT) Join the Light Science and Art Festival during the open doors International Day of Light 2025 event at Sechenov University!   Lectures and masterclasses from Biomedical Optics and Photonics scientists, magic Tesla coils, VR games, quests and more are waiting for you!  Meets with us at Mokhovaya str., 11/10 on May 16 (14.00 local time). Full details here Contact: Dr. Gennadii Piavchenko (Sechenov University) Date:16/05/2025 - 16/05/2025 Location:Moscow, Russia

VI-th ONLINE-QUIZ FOR YOUNG PHYSICISTS FROM THE PHYSICAL BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (PAST EVENT) RAS with contribution of Moscow State Pedagogical University perform VIth Online-quiz on Physics, Astronomy and related fields for Scholars. It has been launched in 2020 and join together >1000 participants annually (in 2024 from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tajikistan). Young physicists obtain the possibility to communicate with leading world-wide recognized scientists. The tasks of this quiz are non-standard, requires physical savvy, prudence and horizons. The winners will be awarded by special honor diploma and prizes at the special meeting with the President of RAS G.Ya. Krasnikov. While photonics is very important for modern science and technology a lot of questions have direct relations to this field. The final round of the Quiz on May 16, 2024 has a special relation to the International Day of Light. Full details here Contact: Corr. memb. RAS Andrei Naumov...

University of Tasmania International Day of Light. Join us on May 16th to honor the incredible impact of light in science, culture, art, education, and sustainable development. This special day marks the anniversary of the first successful laser operation by physicist Theodore Maiman in 1960.  Event Highlight: IDL2025 at University of Tasmania Create your very own suncatcher!  Full details here Contact: Vanessa Henry (University of Tasmania ) Date:21/05/2025 - 21/05/2025 Location: Launceston , Australia Register to participate!

Celebrate IDL with a public lecture “From laser to teleporter - will dreams become reality?”  The lecture will discuss the quantum properties of light, which are the basics of much Quantum Tech being developed today. There will be some exciting demos with lasers and the photon clicker. The event is organised by the ANU Optica and SPIE Student Chapter and TMOS, with help from the ANU Research School of Physics, Questacon, and the IEEE Photonics Society. When: 20 May 2025, 5.30 pm for 6.00. Where: Physics Auditorium, Research School of Physics, Building 160, The Australian National University . From laser to teleporter – will dreams become reality?  |Prof. Hans Bachor | Public Lecture Full details here Contact: Sarah Dean (ANU Optica and SPIE Student Chapter and TMOS) Date: 20/05/2025 - 20/05/2025 Location:Canberra, Australia

AstroKids! Light Benders Celebrating International Day of Light. With your kids, learn how telescopes harness light to enable us to see the universe! Participants will: Go on a kid-oriented tour of 100+ year old telescopes and buildings . Watch “Telescope” – an AstroTour Production Hands on activities about light and space. View the Sun using Solar projection (weather permitting) Full details here Contact: Kirralee McLoughlin (Ballaarat Astronomical Society) Date: 16/05/2025 - 17/05/2025 Location: Ballarat, Australia

The kit Chemistry and Light is designed for teachers who want to fascinate their students with attractive luminescence and photochemistry experiments. The quick and easy to perform experiments help to illustrate in a fresh and modern way a whole range of elementary and middle school topics, enabling the students to get a wonderful hands-on chemistry experience. Test kit. Kit Student. Kit Standard. Kit Professional.