Without them, we’d have no DVDs, barcodes, telescopes, fibre optic (meaning no ultra-fast broadband... can you imagine!). Put simply, the technical applications of an optical engineer’s work are endless.

Fun fact
Did you know that due to the movements of the Earth’s core, the magnetic North Pole (where our compasses point) is slowly but surely shifting from Canada towards Siberia. This shifting has even accelerated since the 1990s – it’s now moving 55km per year! Talk about a polar express...
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