{"id":308,"date":"2026-05-06T14:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/?post_type=event&#038;p=308"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T13:01:37","slug":"focus-on-photonics","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/live-session\/focus-on-photonics\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Photonics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this live session, you&#8217;ll hear from Prof. Derryck Reid of Heriot-Watt University about the exciting work that his research group is doing in the field of photonics. From searching for exoplanets to microscopy, find out how their ultra-precise lasers are helping us understand the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"959\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid-959x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-309 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid-959x1024.jpg 959w, https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid-768x820.jpg 768w, https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid-320x342.jpg 320w, https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid-480x513.jpg 480w, https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid-1024x1094.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/live-sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/05\/Prof-Derryck-Reid.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Professor Derryck Reid leads a laser research group at Heriot-Watt University, where his team build lasers producing extremely short pulses of light \u2014 much shorter than one millionth of one millionth of one second. 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