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Intel makes advance in lasers
San Francisco - Researchers from Intel Corp. have created the first continuous laser beam using silicon components, a development the chip maker called a scientific breakthrough that could herald significant advances in communications and medicine.
A continuous laser beam generated through silicon, which is transparent to infrared light, could overcome cost and size limitations in current lasers used in surgery and communications, which are made with more exotic and expensive materials, Intel said.