Single Photon Imaging: from Dream to Reality · Single Photon Imaging: from Dream to Reality....
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Biology & Life SciencesBiology & Life Sciences
Point-of-care cycle Wide-field/real-time FLIM Molecular interactions/living cells Fast DNA screening Photon-starved biomedical (e.g. PET)
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characterisecharacterise
rain, improve rain, improve weather radar imagesweather radar images
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