What a day! Last Friday, we had the pleasure of joining the celebrations for the #InternationalDayOfLight, hosted by the Nanoscopy & NIC@IIT team at Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa. A big thank you to all the attendees and the organizers!
What a surprise for friends & family to come across big portraits of optical scientists in the streets of #Salamanca. Really honored to have been included among Nobel laureates & other luminaries🔬🔭🌈 Thanks @usaloficial.bsky.social @clpu-icts.bsky.social and happy #InternationalDayofLight #IDL2025
💡 On this first #InternationalDayofLight, discover the Light for Public Health Initiative. Backed by 5 global organizations, it offers 26 consensus statements on #light exposure.
Learn why #light belongs in #PublicHealth ⬇️
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🌸 May 16 – Iris Fields & Friday Feels 🌼
Today, I wandered through blooming irises and felt the peace of nature. 🌿
Join me this evening as we embrace the beauty of the day and unwind together.
🔴 Live now: twitch.tv/minzykhaos
#CozyKhaos #Whims #VTuber #LoveATreeDay #InternationalDayOfLight
#DidYouKnow gunpowder firecrackers were first developed in China between 600–900 CE?🧨💥
We brought that spark into Rooster. You can even find firecrackers in the Cat Shop in Rooster 😊
#AsianHeritageMonth #Firecrackers #ChineseInnovation #IndieGame #StickyBrainStudios #InternationalDayOfLight
During hard times, you won't get very far by only sitting there & complaining about the situation! It's good to vent your feelings a little, but eventually, you have to find a way out of this! Search for a solution, & you'll get out of darkness sooner!
#Mentalhealth #InternationalDayofLight #unesco
Happy #InternationalDayOfLight! 💡
#Photonics powers progress — from energy to healthcare, sustainability, and beyond. Today we shine a light on the science that's shaping tomorrow. 🌍✨
#360carla #carlahub
Today, we celebrate the International Day of Light, honoring light's pivotal role in science, culture, art, and sustainable development. From powering innovations to inspiring creativity, light illuminates our world in countless ways. Learn more: www.lightday.org #InternationalDayOfLight #LightDay
EU-funded researchers are exploring how supersolid light could power real-world technologies.
We are closer to unlocking the secret to faster and more efficient AI systems ➡️ europa.eu/!fPgpmH
#ResearchImpactEU #Science4EU #InternationalDayOfLight
Illustration featuring various communication and surveillance elements including a warning triangle, an eye, lit candle, camera stack, flowing binary code, scattered documents, magnifying glass analysing text, and a globe wrapped with a red ribbon.
Today marks the #InternationalDayOfLight celebrating the first successful laser operation in 1960. Since then, #lasers have become core tools in photonics, enabling breakthroughs in quantum tech, optical comms, precision manufacturing and biomedical imagining. 💡
🔗 www.iop.org/explore-phys...
🔆 Happy International Day of Light!
We're thrilled to announce the ESP 2nd Junior Meeting – coming in 2026 for young photobiologists!
After a bright 2024 edition, we can't wait to welcome you to our community! Stay tuned!
#ESPJuniorMeeting #InternationalDayOfLight
Happy International Day of Light!! #InternationalDayofLight @umasschan.bsky.social #lightmicroscopy #microscopy #microscope
On #InternationalDayofLight, the victor in the Athenian torch-race in honour of Prometheus led by Victory. The old man may be a priest performing Prometheus' role; the crowns represent upward-darting flames. Made in Athens by Nicias of Anaphlystios, now in BM (c. 410 BCE).
On this International Day of Light, we celebrate the power of illumination—not just as light itself, but as a force for revealing untold stories. At TPAPN, we honor the light within us all that connects, empowers, and transforms. 💡 #InternationalDayofLight #TPAPN #IlluminateTheStory
In celebration of today's #InternationalDayofLight, we're investigating the phenomena of solar sneezing.
#lightday2025
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is one of the 76 climate solutions outlined in The One Earth’s Solutions Framework.
🔆 Learn more: oneearth.org/solutions
#InternationalDayofLight #EnergyTransition #RenewablePower
#OTD #TDIH #May16: Happy #InternationalDayOfLight! #DayOfLight! #Light #NationalDays #MusicSky
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#TopicOfTheDay: #Light is critical for our survival.
Light technologies were developed through centuries of fundamental research – starting with Ibn Al-Haytham’s seminal work, Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), published in 1015.
#InternationalDayOfLight
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Light is more than a utility — it powers livelihoods & progress.
This #InternationalDayofLight, we spotlight how SEforALL-managed Universal Energy Facility (UEF) is advancing economic opportunities by ending energy poverty where it matters most.
🔗 Learn more: www.seforall.org/our-work/ini...
💡It’s #InternationalDayOfLight! Let’s celebrate with #PHOTOTHERAPORT, an EU project creating smart implants using light to treat pain, epilepsy & more. Precision light-based therapies are here to transform lives.
Learn more:🌐https://phototheraport.org #LightTherapy #ScienceForAll
@ibecbarcelona.eu
Lichtinstallation in einem Eingang der BND-Zentrale in Berlin.
Lichtinstallation in einem Eingang der BND-Zentrale in Berlin. Im Vordergrund eine Rolltreppe.
Ein strahlendes Highlight in unserer Zentrale.
💡 Die Lichtinstallation im Eingangsbereich der BND-Zentrale verbindet Design, Funktion, schafft Atmosphäre und inspiriert zu neuen Perspektiven.
💡 Die Installation aus filigran wirkenden, weißen Leuchtstoffröhren […]
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Today is #InternationalDayofLight!
We celebrate the power of light in science, art, technology, and our daily lives. From life-saving medical tools to lightning-fast internet, light innovations shape our world.💡
#Careerbeacon
In KM3NeT, we use light to "see the invisible".
This display shows #KM3230213A, our ultra-high-energy neutrino. Each sphere shows #Cherenkov #light detected deep under the sea, with colours representing when the light arrived.
#InternationalDayOfLight #KM3NeT
Today is #InternationalDayofLight!
The day aims to highlight the importance of light in science, culture, education, and sustainable development.
Let us work together to ensure clean, affordable and sustainable #energy powers lighting across the world.
www.seforall.org/news/innovat...
Happy International Day of Light! 💡
Today, the first successful laser operation was performed in 1960. Light has such an impact on all walks of life, including art, multiple cultural aspects, and the sciences.
#internationaldayoflight #light #laser #science #art #digitalart #mayholiday #artchallenge
UNESCO International Day of Light and anniversary of the worlds first revolutionary LASER device by Theodore Maiman. Read more to find out how to share your visual works on light and quantum science.
#lightday2025 #InternationalDayofLight
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#InternationalDayofLight
May 16
First successful operation of the laser by physicist #TheodoreMaiman in 1960.
The day aims to raise awareness about light science, its applications and its role in promoting peace and sustainable development.
Happy International Day of Light!
Organized by UNESCO, this day celebrates the role of light in many fields, among which education, energy, and sustainable development.
Mpilo Foundation uses sunlight to give schools in Zimbabwe sustainable energy. More on that tomorrow :)
#InternationalDayOfLight
