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 Bruno La Fontaine, Director of the Center for X-ray Optics (CXRO), speaks on how the CXRO supports the microchip industry. Portrait of Katie Klymko, person with brown hair put into a braid wearing a grey top, smiling. Headshot of Eva Schill. Close-up view of an array of cubic, pale crystals held in a copper framework. The structure is composed of multiple repeating units arranged in a symmetrical, grid-like pattern, with small white spacers at the intersections. Person standing next to lab equipment Computer-generated image of a microchip, with features and etchings of the chip colored red and blue on a white background