Dana Marshall, a mechanical engineer, was working at McDonnell Douglas on solid-state lasers for the military--mainly for targeting laser-guided weapons.

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Sibling semiconductors are used in light-emitting diodes, solid-state lasers and other technologies that generate heat and light far more precisely and efficiently than conventional welders, torches, ovens and bulbs.

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