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ELVIS Set to Enter Orbit

Holographic Microscope Will Launch on NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission

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Tom Patton
Apr 18, 2025
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Nikki Johnston, a Ph.D. student at Portland State University with ELVIS

Don't get out your tinfoil hat. This ELVIS is a scientific instrument, not the King of Rock and Roll. The Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, dubbed ELVIS, is an innovative holographic technology designed to deliver detailed 3D views of cells and microbes. The system allows scient…

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