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December 2007 issue
 

Laser technology

Laser technologies bring legends to life
CSIR laser cutting specialist Jan Koster and his colleague, computer-aided design ace Johan Broodryk, have contributed to bringing the Porche 917 legend alive once more - using some of the latest technologies employed at the CSIR National Laser Centre.
Plan for lidar-related research in Africa extends to atmosphere
South Africa, Ethiopia and France are planning to put forward their top scientists in a project to use light detection and ranging (lidar) technology for atmospheric research over Africa.

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