Santa Clara startup also launches eight-wavelength laser based on its proprietary frequency-comb approach.
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Raman has significant potential for assessing stability of mRNA vaccines.
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| IPG Photonics, PPG and Whirlpool partner to commercialize laser powder curing To enable faster, more energy-efficient curing than conventional processes. |
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| Novel ‘smart’ molecules promise better and cheaper microscopy images Chalmers-developed chemicals achieve higher resolution than 4-photon microscopy, even using 2-photon method. |
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