Scherer had an interest in biology, and he called Caltech biology professor David Baltimore, a 1975 Nobel laureate in medicine, to see if Baltimore's lab could help with the experiments on the prototype machine Maltezos and his lab mates had devised.

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The Media Lab had a working prototype on display today, which demonstrated the size and basic functionality, but didn't have an adjustable picture.

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The lab has made six prototype devices (one of which was on-hand during our visit), and is aiming to bring them to market next year.

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Inspired, Jaggi tested configurations in a lab and worked with a muffler shop to install a prototype on a car.

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