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  • noun physics A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.

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  • Most current digital projectors employ either of two standard technologies: DMD digital micromirror device or LCD.

    The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004

  • Most current digital projectors employ either of two standard technologies: DMD digital micromirror device or LCD.

    The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004

  • Most current digital projectors employ either of two standard technologies: DMD digital micromirror device or LCD.

    The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004

  • Most current digital projectors employ either of two standard technologies: DMD digital micromirror device or LCD.

    The Movie Business Book, Third Edition Edited by Jason E. Squire 2004

  • All offer 1080p HDTV resolution, Texas Instruments 'new Dark Chip 4 digital micromirror device, an improved five-color wheel, thinner frames, increased brightness, HDMI-CEC control and 3-D-ready capability.

    TWICE - Digital Imaging News 2010

  • Other projectors overlay red, green, and blue light, pixel by pixel and in rapid sequence, with a digital micromirror guiding the beams of light.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • Other projectors overlay red, green, and blue light, pixel by pixel and in rapid sequence, with a digital micromirror guiding the beams of light.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • LaserVue, made by Mitsubishi, uses red, blue, and green lasers and a micromirror device that combines and directs the light.

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2010

  • "We built the first truly monolithic micromirror technology that could be manufactured in a conventional wafer fab with materials that were already there, on machines that we already there."

    The Register 2009

  • By reflecting light off their micromirror array - each mirror corresponding to a different pixel - Hornbeck and Co. could selectively charge and discharge the photo-conductor coated on a print drum.

    The Register 2009

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