A new platform developed by Illinois Grainger engineers demonstrates the utility of a ytterbium-171 atom array in quantum ...

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Brain tissue ablation: A pre-surgery OCT angiography image of the mouse brain (A) overlayed on the post-surgery image (B) shows the coagulation margins. (Courtesy: Biomed. Opt. Express ...

Bug killer: prototype of the short wavelength UV LED irradiation system with 118 LEDs. The inset shows a detail of the LED array. (Courtesy: FBH/P. Immerz) An array of low-voltage LEDs that emit short ...