Japanese researcher Motoichi Ohtsu, a pioneer in the field of nanophotonics, will be the 2009 recipient of the Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics. His work in near-field optics - the pursuit of imaging at magnifications beyond those allowed by the diffraction limit of conventional microscopes - has made significant contributions to our understanding of light at the nanometer scale. The prize, which has been awarded annually to outstanding physicists since 1998, is accompanied by $5,000 and will be presented on the 22nd of September at the European Conference on Optical Communication in Vienna, Austria.

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