In turn, there are now a lot of optical drives sitting unused in parts bins ... you can have a try at turning one into a laser microscope. This build requires two DVD pickups.

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ESA signed a contract with a consortium of European companies to conduct a definition study and associated critical ...

"The frequency comb laser was originally invented for optical atomic clocks, but very early on, we identified its powerful application for molecular sensing," said Ye, a fellow of JILA and NIST ...