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Avalanche Photodiode Dupuis

Caption: Researchers in Georgia Tech's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering work inside a hood that contains an electronic device probe station, which precisely measures the device characteristics of a new class of ultraviolet photodiode the researchers developed. They believe the photodiode could help meet the US military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism agents in the air.

Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

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