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Laser Program Targeted for Cuts

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Anne L. Fischer

A 20-year-old medical laser research program could be cut by the US Department of Defense unless members of Congress vote to save it. The Medical Free-Electron Laser program is a $16 million annual grants program managed by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. So far, the program has not been funded in the Pentagon’s budget, which went into effect Oct. 1. The program takes proposals from medical or scientific organizations for research using optical and laser technology in medicine and biology, with an emphasis on military applications. Proposals generally are directed toward...Read full article

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