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Your SNAFU Stories!

Your SNAFU Stories!

YOUR Submissions to Engineering SNAFU, Volume 1: Stories of Noteworthy Atrocities at Factories Unveiled

September 21, 2023
LED Datasheets

LED Datasheets

How to Read LED Datasheets: the Parts Optical Engineers Care About for Illumination/Lighting Design Simple breakdown of LED Datasheet terms important for LED lighting design. To schedule a free consultation

August 28, 2023
How to Find the Right University for Studying Optical Engineering

How to Find the Right University for Studying Optical Engineering

We got enough questions on optical engineering education that we decided to do a whole thing on it. And here it is! Last year, our Director of Optical Engineering, Erin

March 19, 2023
Attn. Freelancers: Your Website Is Not About You

Attn. Freelancers: Your Website Is Not About You

Surprise! 🤯Your Company website is *not* about You! or if it is, it shouldn’t be I talk with a lot of business owners and freelancers that ask advice about how

March 18, 2023
Stray Light

Stray Light

Stray light is a problem that pops up in all sorts of optical systems. This is any light that goes where you don't want it to. ​This could cause glare

March 17, 2023
Specular

Specular

Specular is just a fancy way of saying shiny. It means a surface is not rough, but smooth and reflective like a mirror. A higher level description is that the

March 17, 2023