A digital home for SPECTRA
spectrafoundation.eu will gather our programmes, publications and open calls in one place, in English and Romanian.
This website is designed to grow with the foundation. Projects, research notes, publications and events will be added here as they are confirmed.
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The 2026 Nobel Prize: Light, Between the Brain and the Cosmos
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.
What a prism teaches about collaboration
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.