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In each case, the resulting image is focused by a clever arrangement of lenses on to a three-layer sandwich made of special materials.
ECONOMIST: Curtains for celluloid
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The first layer of the sandwich is photoelectric.
ECONOMIST: Curtains for celluloid
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The device that Dr Kirczenow and Dr Rego had in mind is called a semiconductor heterostructure a semiconductor sandwich made of a thin layer of aluminium gallium arsenide held between two thicker layers of gallium arsenide.
ECONOMIST: Microelectronics