• Question: How can lasers be used to save lives?

    Asked by prilsy1601 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 26 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by mads98.
    • Photo: Tianfu Yao

      Tianfu Yao answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      I think lasers are useful in medical and biology. These are belonged to the field of Tom.

    • Photo: Philippa Bird

      Philippa Bird answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Hopefully I will use them to find a better cure for cancer!

    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      by killing the baddies

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Directly, they can be used to cut out tumours, and disease.
      Indirectly, they’re used to develop all sorts of things that save lives, from measuring the spray from inhalers for asthma (which is one of the things that I do), to helping people design and make safety systems in cars (by measuring the size or speed of parts moving).

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