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Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)

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Vascular disco. An artist’s impression of an optoacoustic probe using the technology developed by studies like this. The probe comes into the blood vessel to inspect the composition of an atherosclerotic plaque. The device exposes the constituent cells to light at various wavelengths so they just can’t stand still and picks up the resulting vibes with a mic.

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