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The opportunity for apps
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  • Published: 29 April 2011

The opportunity for apps

    Nature Photonics volume 5, page 247 (2011)Cite this article

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    The advent of smart phones and tablet devices should give scientists exciting new opportunities for collecting, managing and interfacing with data.

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    The opportunity for apps. Nature Photon 5, 247 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.76

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    • Published: 29 April 2011

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