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To: Snowshoe who wrote (17652)	5/21/1998 9:17:00 AM
From: Zeev Hed	Respond to of 25960

*OT* Greg, their approach is using, I believe, an Iodine laser (could be CO(2), but 10 microns is not "mid IR). The experiment described they fully evaporate the core, and that is fine with the first few inches, but at depth it might be more problematic. I would not hold my breath on this one (energy considerations, how to incorporate the solidifying gases into the drilling mud, pressure build up from gas evolution (particularly when going through calcium carbonate layers). But, hey, those guy are spending big chunk of tax payer money, for now and the next few years, who is to blame them (G). By the way, the wavelength are on the "opposite" side of the spectrum of those CYMI devices, and the power rating of these iodine lasers in in the multi Kw (classified?). In any event, before CYMI's technology is ready to enter this market, we will be finished with the semi opportunity, and then who knows, maybe CYMI can slide into such applications. I would not buy CYMI based on this (G). Zeev