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Even if the efforts in Houghton and other libraries succeed, officials agree there is no way to save every book. The answer to preserving Harvard's written legacy, they say, lies in extensive microfilming, laser disks, special preservation sprays and other solutions which are still in the experimental stage. Whether Harvard can afford these solutions, officials say, remains an open question...
Plaques are made up largely of fat, so they tend to absorb different colors of light than the protein-rich blood vessel tissue. By using a special laser beam that reacts especially well with the plaques and not with the surrounding tissue, the doctors have had unusual success in destroying fat deposits...
Personal Processing, Inc., located upstairs from U.S. Trust on Kennedy Street, will offer clients a range of production services. The heart of the business is a state-of-the-art computer printer that uses laser technology to make ultra-high-quality copies...
...operational missile-killing systems consisted of interceptor missiles fired from fixed ground sites. Negotiators attached to the treaty a rider known as Agreed Statement D, specifying that any new forms of ABM defense "would be subject to discussion." In the Pentagon reading, that clause exempted "exotic" systems, such as laser and particle beams, from the prohibitions of the pact. "Crazy," replied John Rhinelander, former legal counsel to the U.S. negotiating team; he and Chief Negotiator Gerard Smith insisted that the provision had been drafted specifically to guarantee that the treaty would apply to exotic systems. Nonetheless, an Administration official told...
...basic technology, some critics -- even within the Pentagon -- point out that translating those achievements into battle-ready equipment is a very long step. Air Force Secretary Verne Orr told Congress last spring that the Soviets have "no identifiable lead" in applying basic research in directed energy, such as laser and particle beams, to actual defensive weaponry...