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  Industry News

  An “Endangered List” for Chemical Elements

  Stewart Wills | 22 January 2019

  Some substances central to integrated photonics and electronics are highlighted on a new chart emphasizing potential future scarcity of specific chemical elements. read more  

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  Book Reviews

  Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors, 2nd Edition

  M. D. McCluskey and E. E. Haller | 17 January 2019 | Review by Christian Brosseau

  Intended for graduate students, this textbook provides the groundwork for the theory of semiconductors.  read more  

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  Research News

  Better Security with Holographic Color Prints?

  Sarah Michaud | 16 January 2019

  A potential optical security device can project up to three different holograms when exposed to light from a hand-held laser pointer. read more  

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  Research News

  A Second Light Speeds Up 3-D Printing

  Stewart Wills | 14 January 2019

  Additive-manufacturing approach that uses near-UV light as a “control knob” could boost production rates by an order of magnitude. read more  

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  Research News

  Artificial Compound Eyes—on a Budget

  Stewart Wills | 11 January 2019

  Researchers in China offer method for creating arrays of convex microlenses, dotted with nanostructures, that could prove cheaper and more versatile than other approaches. read more  

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  Book Reviews

  Synchrotron Radiation in Materials Science

  Chunhai Fan and Zhentang Zhao, Eds. | 10 January 2019 | Review by K. Alan Shore

  An enjoyable, comprehensive discussion of materials assessment using synchrotron radiation. read more  

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  Research News

  Optogenetic Implant Zaps Bladder Issues

  Patricia Daukantas | 09 January 2019

  A wireless closed-loop optoelectronic system that uses inorganic LEDs aims at attacking bladder disease and incontinence. read more  

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  Research News

  Laser-Cooled Plasmas Chill Out to Record Levels

  Stewart Wills | 08 January 2019

  Team uses a novel setup to create a strongly coupled, ultracold neutral plasma with a temperature of 50 mK—opening up some exotic research possibilities. read more  

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  Research News

  Laser Guide Stars for Space-Based Telescopes

  Stewart Wills | 07 January 2019

  To gather faint reflected light from distant exoplanets, next-gen space-based instruments could take a page from the adaptive-optics techniques used by ground-based facilities. read more  

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  Book Reviews

  Electron Beam–Specimen Interaction and Simulation Methods in Microscopy

  Budhika G. Mendis | 03 January 2019 | Review by Axel Mainzer Koenig

  This excellent text centers on simulation methods and their applicability. read more