{"id":11514,"date":"2010-03-29T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T14:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=11514"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:53:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:53:51","slug":"crystal-clear-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/crystal-clear-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Clear Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A University of Central Florida researcher who developed the technology that enables cell phone and computer screens to be bright and clear enough to be seen in all kinds of light is being recognized by the nation\u2019s premier optics society.<\/p>\n<p>Shin-Tson Wu, provost-distinguished professor of optics, has been selected to receive the Joseph Fraunhofer\/Robert M. 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