Light and optical technologies play a vital role in all our lives. We’re celebrating the International Year of Light with a video contest where we ask you to tell us what light means to you.
Create your own video and show us how important light is in your daily life. The best videos submitted by 23:59:59 p.m. GMT on Wednesday April 1st 2015 will win a Samsung® Galaxy Tab S 10.5-Inch Tablet!*. One of these winners will be selected by you in the People's Choice vote.
*See official rules for details.
In this video, Dr. Ben Eggleton talks about the importance of optics and light based-technologies in daily life and lays out the rules of the contest. Dr. Eggleton is Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Optics Communications and Director of CUDOS – Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems.
What is the International Year of Light?
Fuelled by UNESCO, the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (#IYL2015) aims to raise awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health.
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