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Boston Micromachines Wins NASA Grant

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 8, 2011 — Boston Micromachines Corp. (BMC) announced Monday that it had received a $100,000 Phase I SBIR contract from NASA to support space-based imaging research. The Phase I project is for the development of a reliable high-resolution, fault-tolerant microelectromechanical deformable mirror (MEMS-DM) technology that will fill a gap in NASA’s road map for future coronagraphic observatories. To achieve this, BMC will implement two complementary modifications to the manufacturing process. First, the team will develop a drive electronics approach to limit actuator electrical current...Read full article

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    Published: March 2011
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    adaptive optics
    Adaptive optics (AO) is a technology used to improve the performance of optical systems by reducing the effects of atmospheric distortions. The Earth's atmosphere can cause light passing through it to experience distortions, resulting in image blurring and degradation in various optical applications, such as astronomical observations, laser communications, and imaging systems. Adaptive optics systems actively adjust the optical elements in real-time to compensate for these distortions. Key...
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