The SPECTRA prism from the foundation’s brochure: a white beam enters the glass and leaves as seven spectral rays. Select “Enter SPECTRA” or press Escape to continue to the website.
Articles, research notes, publications, announcements and events.
Optical spectrometry analyses light to reveal the properties of matter. In optogenetics, choosing the right wavelength makes it possible to activate or inhibit cells that produce light-sensitive proteins. Across these fields, the spectrum becomes a meeting point for physics, biology and technology.
White light contains every colour at once. It takes a piece of shaped glass to make that visible — and a second prism to bring it back together.
Interdisciplinary work often fails on vocabulary before it fails on ideas. A short note on practical ways to prevent that.
spectrafoundation.eu will gather our programmes, publications and open calls in one place, in English and Romanian.
A preview of a proposed public format: researchers and artists present work in progress, followed by open conversation.
How SPECTRA working papers are intended to be structured: open questions first, evidence second, recommendations last.