Reverse engineering materials with a rapid, non-destructive laser-based technique can aid the fight against counterfeits
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
In business, protecting a companys intellectual property can mean the difference between market success and bankruptcy. As the threat of competition from illegal copies of patented technology grows, high-tech firms are themselves turning to reverse engineering to spot potential patent infringements. Effendi Widjaja and Marc Garland from the A*STAR Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences have now developed a technique that promises to revolutionize reverse-engineering protocolsa rapid, non-destructive approach for mapping the composition of multilayered materials.