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Researchers receive funding to develop injectable grain-of-rice-sized continuous glucose monitor technology.
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You work in aerospace, transportation, energy, mining, or heavy industries. You manufacture large parts and assemblies, some with black or shiny surfaces. You want to measure these large parts with high accuracy and fine detail without having to move them from their production environment.
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