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    Sandia Physicist Raktim Sarma in the lab where they’re exploring chilling chips via light. Credit: Craig Fritz/Sandia
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    FIGURE 1. L-arabinose isomerase structure at 1.52-Å resolution, determined via the Krios 5 Cryo-TEM. Data courtesy of University of BRIN, Indonesia. Protein is used for the development of sugar substitutes as well as the synthesis of antiviral drugs and other potential therapeutics.
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    NIST researchers (left to right in back: Oliver Slattery, Xiao Tang, Lijun Ma, and Thomas Gerrits, and Anouar Rahmouni in front) involved in the breakthrough.
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    A 400-Gbit/s differential electro-absorption modulated laser (D-EML) has use in high-speed optical networking technology for data centers.
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    The QCA Series high-speed communication analyzer supports optical and electrical signals up to 58 GBaud.
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    SupIR 10-135 mm f/1.8 motorized midwave-infrared (MWIR) lenses include a 14x continuous zoom.
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    Quantum

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