{"product_id":"9781461573258","title":"Laser Applications in Medicine and Biology: Volume 2","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLaser Applications in Medicine and Biology: Volume 2\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWolbarsht, Myron\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the intervening years since the publication of Volume I, the develop­ ment of new uses for the various types of lasers has proceeded at a rate more rapid than even the most fanciful dreamers envisioned. Of course, the main effort has been on the laser itself-new wavelengths, shorter and longer time domains for pulses, increases in power, and, most important, greater reliability. In its first stage the laser was described as a solution in search of a problem. The production of holograms was one problem whose solution seemed to involve large number of lasers. However that proposal had its own difficulties, for the hologram itself was described as a solution searching for a problem. But all of that now is a chapter from ancient history . On the current scene the laser is used in industrial pro­ duction lines, as a classroom item at all levels of education, and in com­ mercial usage such that the public is generally exposed to the laser devices themselves. Trial runs have been made, e. g. , of laser-based supermarket checkout devices and as commercial exploitation of this item begins, cer­ tainly many more similar adaptations will follow. However, the shift in emphasis from research usage of lasers to de­ velopment and production has been relative rather than absolute. The use of the laser in research has not lessened; rather it has grown at as fast a pace. Yet a similar trend is seen there also.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-04-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461573258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-7323-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254.0cm x178.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 404.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481200652428,"sku":"9781461573258","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461573258.jpg?v=1757620853","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461573258","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}