Open AccessScience and technology review, October 1998 issue
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Smart
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/2398
Subject(s) - key (lock) , software , laser , detector , engineering , systems engineering , national laboratory , computer science , telecommunications , engineering physics , optics , physics , operating system
A mobile radar system for inspecting bridges. Laser pulses to strengthen metal. A new kind of key that uses lasers. An imaging system that reveals the insides of teeth. A novel method to measure temperature. Computer software that boosts semiconductor production. And a detector to aid optics manufacturing efficiency. These inventions by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers and their industrial partners were recently honored by R&D Magazine as seven of the top 100 technological achievements of the past year