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The resulting fiber was thin, flexible, easily sewn into fabrics, and washable and could incorporate optical diodes, memory units, sensors, and other components.
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Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Our thought bubble, from Axios' Ben Berkowitz: Boycott threats regularly make headlines, but their impact is usually more optical than financial.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Equipped with an optical camera, Odin will snap photographs and transmit them to the mission team.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
It was first developed and deployed in China, where it was rapidly discovered why mass transit needs rails — the optical guidance system kept wheels in the same place which rapidly destroyed the road surface.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
Our thought bubble, from Axios' Ben Berkowitz: Boycott threats regularly make headlines, but their impact is usually more optical than financial.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Equipped with an optical camera, Odin will snap photographs and transmit them to the mission team.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
It was first developed and deployed in China, where it was rapidly discovered why mass transit needs rails — the optical guidance system kept wheels in the same place which rapidly destroyed the road surface.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Optical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optical. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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