The Thorlabs Mobile Photonics Lab Experience is visiting Front Range Community College through Thursday, providing hands-on demonstrations of photonics technologies to the public. Photonics is the study and manipulation of light, with applications ranging from medical imaging to fiber-optic internet. Thorlabs created the mobile lab to educate and expose people to photonics technologies, making it easy to understand and approachable for those with no prior knowledge. The lab showcases three main areas of photonics: biomedical optics and imaging, spectroscopy, and optical communications. It also provides career resources and information about FRCC’s optics and photonics programs, which aim to address the industry’s shortage of qualified technicians. The mobile lab will move to Boulder next week for a Thorlabs open house at Hotel Boulderado on May 1.