Qualcomm, when it's not busy filing lawsuits, has been working on its iMoD (short for Interferometric Modulator) technology, which uses an array of microscopic mirrors to stay highly visible in well-lit conditions.

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At the heart of the technology is a micro-array consisting of thousands of microscopic spots of different sections of DNA deposited on a glass or silicon surface.

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It was "eye floaters, " microscopic grey globs that cast shadows on the retina, that inspired California Institute of Technology professor Changhuei Yang to create a lensless microscope that aims to change the way scientists go about diagnosing diseases and developing new drugs--for a fraction of the cost.

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It was "eye floaters, " microscopic grey globs that cast shadows on the retina, that inspired California Institute of Technology professor Changhuei Yang to create a lensless microscope that aims to change the way scientists go about diagnosing diseases and developing new drugs--for a fraction of the cost of a conventional microscope.

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Even a well-equipped hacker can't get microscopic glass shards to fall into a prearranged pattern, says Ravikanth Pappu , a co-inventor of the technology.

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