Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comThis Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Medical ResearchFuture cures and America’s innovation lead are in jeopardy thanks to Donald Trump and Russ Vought’s latest scheme. 001
Reposted by FiberopticgalSPIE @spie.org · 17/07/2026More than 670 students and 1,100 research presentations were highlighted at the 23rd annual Women's Participation in Science Conference in Mexico! 💡 Dr. Amalia Martínez-García, general director of CIO, shares more about the conference and its impact here: bit.ly/4y7Y1hi #WomenInSTEM 001
Reposted by FiberopticgalChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10/07/2026BREAKING: DOJ filed notices on Thursday night that it will be appealing the preliminary injunctions issued in New York and California barring it from seeking private patient information via grand jury subpoenas about transgender people who received gender-affirming medical care as a minor.substack.comChris Geidner (@chrisgeidner)BREAKING: The Justice Department filed notices on Thursday night that it will be appealing the preliminary injunctions issued in New York and California preventing DOJ from obtaining personal medical ... 20529189
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 15/06/2026substack.com/@lucid/note/...substack.comSuperpower Suicide/Murder, Weak "Strongmen," and Why the Trump Administration Hates ScienceA recording from Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Timothy Snyder's live video 010
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Leaders Resign From ADA After Experts Booted From Meeting — Resignations included the organization's president-elect and scientific sessions chair www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...medpagetoday.comLeaders Resign From ADA After Experts Booted From MeetingResignations included the organization's president-elect and scientific sessions chair 000
Reposted by FiberopticgalOptica @optica.org · 29/05/2026Your support matters. Use our simple web tool to ask your members of US Congress to protect scientific research. No login required. Find out more👉 bit.ly/4dRUhby [We have been made aware that the original link under this post is broken.] 022
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Oof. This from a magazine that is often quite forgiving in the name of technological progress... Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates Over 7,000 Meta Firings By Bringing His Superyacht To Seattle Read More: www.jalopnik.com/2183129/mark... www.jalopnik.com/2183129/mark...jalopnik.comMark Zuckerberg Celebrates Over 7,000 Meta Firings By Bringing His Superyacht To Seattle - JalopnikZuckerberg's $300 million yacht cost more than a year of employment for every person in the Seattle area that Meta just laid off. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Have heard the new tunes and they very much are magical... 010
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Carney says Canada will buy European surveillance planes over two American options apnews.com/article/cana...apnews.comCarney says Canada will buy European surveillance planes over two American optionsCanada plans to buy early warning radar planes from Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 26/05/2026GREAT HEADLINE. Marc Andreessen Sputters Incomprehensibly at Question About How AI Will Actually Benefit Humankind futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comMarc Andreessen Sputters Incomprehensibly at Question About How AI Will Actually Benefit HumankindBillionaire investor Marc Andreessen criticized tech executives for not properly selling AI, before whiffing his own attempt. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Optica Advocacy Action Center www.optica.org/get_involved... #optics #photonics #science #r&d #funding #budgets 020
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Tech Workers, Long Treated Like Aristocracy, Are Now Human Waste If you know a tech worker, hug them tight. futurism.com/future-socie...futurism.comTech Workers, Long Treated Like Aristocracy, Are Now Human WasteOver 100,000 technology workers have been laid off so far in 2026, and the bloodbath is only getting started. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 16/05/2026youtube.com/watch?v=a5Xz...youtube.comDaylightYouTube video by Matt and Kim - Topic 000
Reposted by FiberopticgalTorr Scientific Ltd @torr-scientific.bsky.social · 14/05/2026🚨 The 16th May is International Day of Light! 🚨 Light is often described as electromagnetic radiation, but what does that mean? Learn more below! ~~~ #Photonics #LightDay2026 #Quantum #InternationalDayOfLight #VacuumTechnology 142
Reposted by FiberopticgalMax Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) @mpi-scienceoflight.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Happy #lightday2026 The basic #research conducted by our scientists @ MPL focuses on the interaction between light and matter, with the use and study of #laser #light playing a particularly important role. Do you want to see what inpires us? 🎥 MPL & Tanya Chekhova 🔊 pixabay @idlofficial.bsky.social 083
Reposted by FiberopticgalESA Exploration @exploration.esa.int · 16/05/2026What if we could a spacecraft using nothing but light? Graphene and lasers are joining forces for space propulsion. 💡 Happy #lightday2026! @idlofficial.bsky.social #UNESCO www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 37115
Reposted by FiberopticgalPetra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 16/05/2026As the morning sky brightens above us, may peace enter our thoughts, warmth fill our words, and loving-kindness guide our steps. Today shall be our peaceful day. May you and all living beings be well, happy, and at peace. 232929334
Reposted by FiberopticgalOptica @optica.org · 16/05/2026Light is in our lives every day. Beyond the lab, we look to nature. Inspired by Morpho butterflies, researchers created colorful cooling films that passively cool objects, which can significantly reduce the energy needed for cooling buildings or vehicles. bit.ly/4df7Bqt #LightDay2026 💡 ⚛️ 🧪 0165
Reposted by FiberopticgalStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage and hurls it in front of his feet.nytimes.comA Paul Klee Angel Finally Lands in New York 061
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 16/05/2026INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LIGHT 2026 Light for a Sustainable Future... #lightday2026 120
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Happy Mother's Day! Girls & Robots tinyurl.com/yc6zj8ew #science #womeninscience #technology #engineering #phD 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Happy Mother's Day. Women belong in science. Girls belong in science. #Stem #Steam #womenandgirlsinscience #mothersday 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026www.propublica.org/article/more...propublica.orgBabies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at BirthA lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Food for Thought: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on Cosmic Wonder as Resistance to Despair Physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein urges curiosity and joy as tools to confront fascism and break imposed limits. organizingmythoughts.org/we-dont-know... #physics #science #stemorganizingmythoughts.org“We Don’t Know Most Things”: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on Curiosity and the Cosmos"We have to be curious and imaginative about how we might get out of this," says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Adding... #miltonmayer #theythoughttheywerefree #historyrepeating 010
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 03/05/2026🚨🚨📢🚨🚨 Of import. Across the board. All disciplines. Not just medicine: The Rise of the Vichy Scientists Too many scientists are willing to collaborate... www.thenation.com/article/soci... #science #technology #stem #academia #research #md #phdthenation.com 120
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 25/03/202660 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world theconversation.com/60-years-of-...theconversation.com60 years of fiber optics: How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern worldFiber optics allow you to search the internet, text your friends and check your social media feeds. They also have geological, security and manufacturing applications. 001
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Yes. And yes. Introduction: Disinformation as a multiplier of existential threat thebulletin.org/premium/2026... #hybrid #publichealth #communicationsthebulletin.orgIntroduction: Disinformation as a multiplier of existential threatWhile trickery is old, what’s new is the very high level at which realistic- looking and -sounding “deepfake” photos and videos, synthetic feeds, and fabricated accounts can now be made—and the sheer ... 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Autism Scientists Form Independent Committee to Counter RFK Jr. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...medpagetoday.comAutism Scientists Form Independent Committee to Counter RFK Jr.Group aims to respond quickly to autism recommendations not supported by science 032
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 26/02/202616 NIH Institutes Have No Permanent Directors — Former NIH institute director calls vacancies a slower version of feared purgemedpagetoday.com16 NIH Institutes Have No Permanent DirectorsFormer NIH institute director calls vacancies a slower version of feared purge 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Donut Lab’s ‘miracle’ solid-state battery confirms 0-80% charge in 4.5 min — but there’s a catch electrek.co/2026/02/23/d... #powerelectrek.coDonut Lab's 'miracle' solid-state battery confirms 0-80% charge in 4.5 min — but there's a catchDonut Lab releases first independent VTT test results for its solid-state battery, confirming 11C fast charging to 80% in 4.5 minutes. But energy density and cycle life claims remain unverified. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 23/02/2026📢🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨📢 April Deadline 📆📌 SPIE Sensors + Imaging combines two of Europe’s best photonics conferences – SPIE Environmental Remote Sensing and SPIE Security + Defence Call for papers is now open. spie.org/conferences-... #optics #photonics #sensors #imaging #defensespie.org 000
Reposted by FiberopticgalMedgoat @drkumar-radiology.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Diagram of the heart by Leonardo da vinci from 16th century #medicine #art @cardiacsociety.bsky.social @natrevcardiol.nature.com 0132
Reposted by FiberopticgalFiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 11/02/2024WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Girls and Robots bratlandcareers.blogspot.com/2012/05/wome...bratlandcareers.blogspot.comWOMEN IN SCIENCE: Girls and RobotsA resource for those working in or learning about: fiber optics, optics, photonics, and related high technology fields. 001
Reposted by FiberopticgalJournal of Clinical Investigation @jci.org · 16/02/2026Predicting chronic graft-versus-host disease This issue’s cover features work by Sophie Paczesny @sophpacz.bsky.social & team on BIOPREVENT, a tree-based machine learning algorithm developed using data from 1,310 recipients of hematopoietic cell transplants: doi.org/10.1172/JCI1... 154
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Let's Celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science!👏🫶👏 Last year's conference: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17...webtv.un.orgInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science: Uplifting Women in STEMAn astronaut-led panel to highlight the contributions of women and girls in science, and the importance of ensuring that they are safe from gender-based violence and gender discrimination 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026It used to be that scientists and scholars fled from the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries to escape persecution and for academic freedom. Now they are leaving the United States. - - - - - - - - - - 100
Reposted by FiberopticgalmedRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Self-reported impulsivity, task-based inhibitory control, and early sipping behaviors as longitudinal predictors of adolescent alcohol use and problems in the ABCD Study www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 001
Reposted by FiberopticgalCosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 05/02/2026If only there was a well-documented history that people, govts, and corporations could review that clearly outlines the negative impacts on daily life of people who live in company towns through controlling and exploitive practices, linked to the power dynamics of vertical management structures. 1192
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Did not read, so cannot attest to the veracity of the story nor the publication but the headline - "The Slow Death of American Science" - (below in thread) is most certainly "mood". 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Corporate DEI index sees 65% drop in participation from Fortune 500 companies www.cnbc.com/2026/02/04/c...cnbc.comCorporate DEI index sees 65% drop in participation from Fortune 500 companiesHuman Rights Campaign's Corporate Equity Index saw a 65% drop in participation of Fortune 500 companies willing to disclose their equity practices. 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 04/02/2026GIGO www.pharmalive.com/why-data-rea...pharmalive.comWhy data readiness determines AI success in life sciences - PharmaLiveOne of the most urgent challenges facing life sciences organizations today is preparing data for enterprise-scale artificial intelligence (AI). While the promise of AI is everywhere, most organization... 000
Fiberopticgal @fiberopticgal.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Where Is A.I. Taking Us? Eight Leading Thinkers Share Their Visions. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | Where Is A.I. Taking Us? Eight Leading Thinkers Share Their Visions.Experts share their thoughts on the future of A.I. and how it will reshape society in the coming years. 000