President of Advanced Research Consulting CEO & Co Founder, Starlyte Imaging
Joined October 2019
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.@PalmerLuckey: "Patents are Chinese instruction manuals" and we need to reinvent the US patent system:
"Stop patenting everything."
"The Founding Fathers never predicted a world where you'd have a globalized economy, and the entire patent office could be downloaded every single morning, ripped off, and then used to fight a war against you."
" We need to really fundamentally revisit the patent system."
"I think we need to massively expand the national security patent process. You can obtain a classified patent. You can get a patent on something that you are not allowed to disclose to anyone, but you still maintain the exclusivity on those rights."
" We need to massively expand that program."
Via @HooverInst
austinblanco retweeted
Our biggest breakthrough in efficiency yet, the Framework Laptop 13 Pro with 20 hours of battery life. In Graphite.
Linux-first with options for Ubuntu pre-installed. Featuring Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors, LPCAMM2 Memory, a new haptic touchpad, and a touchscreen display.
Pre-orders for the Framework Laptop 13 Pro open now: frame.work
austinblanco retweeted
🚨 NOW: As Artemis II reaches its final hours in space, @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman PERSONALLY bought HUNDREDS of pizzas for the Mission Control team
Isaacman REFUSES to use tax dollars to support his role as administrator—even declining to use government jets for official travel
He pays his own way, and donates his salary to Space Camp for kids.
There’s NEVER been an administrator who cares more about the mission than Administrator @rookisaacman.
📸 @spaceguy87
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As communities gather this weekend, @AstroVicGlover reflects on the shared spaceship we all call home: Earth.
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austinblanco retweeted
If Jesus was raised from the dead, then everything is going to be alright.
—@TimKellerNYC
austinblanco retweeted
This Easter, I invite you to look at Jesus, consider what he said and did, and ask for yourself what I believe is the most important question you will ever answer: Did he really leave behind an empty tomb? And if he did, what does that mean for you?
This video was made possible and in collaboration with my friends at @ChildlikeMedia.
austinblanco retweeted
I'm honestly SHOCKED at how the general public has NO IDEA Artemis II is taking humans out to the moon and will be the furthest humans have ever flown. Every non-space nerd I've talked to has no idea. WE GOTTA GET PEOPLE STOKED!!!! THESE FOUR HUMANS ARE FLYING TO THE MOON!!!
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Excited to release an early version of Nebula's scanning module from Starlyte Imaging. Built for microscope slides with position setting, region selection, and precise scanning, it's versatile for any objects like flasks, samples, or custom setups.
Well this is crazy - @claudeai can do optical engineering!! Here is an example. Normally people give fake lists but this is really what I did.
1. Copied basic design data into the desktop chat app for a 200mm focal length lens w/ 20mm dia. The data I copied was the performance info - NOT design info.
2. Told it to make me a design w/ datasheet I can send to manufacturing. - it did.
3. Told it to check the design using raytrace - it made a basic raytrace util in python and validated. It then made an sgv. Attached are examples of the svg (converted to pdf) and i've commented below the text output from the python script. holy cow!
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Here is the text output from the python script.
======================================================================
ACHROMATIC DOUBLET DESIGN
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--- Glass Properties ---
CDGM H-K9L (Crown):
nd = 1.516800 (587.6nm)
nF = 1.522376 (486.1nm)
nC = 1.514322 (656.3nm)
ne = 1.518722 (546.1nm)
Vd = 64.17
nF-nC = 0.008054
density = 2.51 g/cm3
CDGM H-ZF1 (Dense Flint):
nd = 1.647690 (587.6nm)
nF = 1.661252 (486.1nm)
nC = 1.642101 (656.3nm)
ne = 1.652216 (546.1nm)
Vd = 33.82
nF-nC = 0.019151
density = 2.73 g/cm3
--- Thin Lens Solution ---
Target f = 200.0 mm, D = 20.0 mm, f/# = 10.0
phi_total = 0.005000 mm^-1
phi_crown = 0.010572 mm^-1 (f1 = 94.59 mm)
phi_flint = -0.005572 mm^-1 (f2 = -179.46 mm)
--- Optimizing R2 for minimum aberration ---
Grid search best: R2 = -71.5 mm (merit = 0.044061)
Optimized: R2 = -71.640 mm (merit = 0.04405375)
======================================================================
FINAL LENS PRESCRIPTION
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R1 = +153.885 mm
R2 = -71.640 mm
R3 = -186.723 mm
tc_crown = 3.60 mm
tc_flint = 1.50 mm
Sag S1 = 0.3253 mm
Sag S2 = 0.7014 mm
Sag S3 = 0.2680 mm
Edge thickness crown = 2.57 mm
Edge thickness flint = 1.93 mm
Total tc = 5.10 mm
Total te = 4.51 mm
======================================================================
RAY TRACE VERIFICATION
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--- Paraxial Focal Lengths ---
Wavelength EFL (mm) BFL (mm) n_crown n_flint
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F (486.1nm) 200.810 198.932 1.522376 1.661252
e (546.1nm) 200.701 198.820 1.518722 1.652216
d (587.6nm) 200.721 198.839 1.516800 1.647690
C (656.3nm) 200.831 198.947 1.514322 1.642101
Chromatic aberration (F-C): -0.0210 mm
Secondary spectrum: -0.0995 mm
--- Detailed Paraxial Trace (e-line, y=10mm) ---
S1 (front): y= +10.00000 nu_in= +0.00000000 nu_out= -0.03370832 R= +153.89
S2 (cement): y= +9.92010 nu_in= -0.03370832 nu_out= -0.01522307 R= -71.64
S3 (rear): y= +9.90628 nu_in= -0.01522307 nu_out= -0.04982526 R= -186.72
After S3: y= +9.90628 u= -0.04982526
--- Lensmaker's Equation Verification (d-line) ---
Crown phi1 = (1.516800 - 1) * (1/153.885 - 1/(-71.640))
= 0.01057223 mm^-1 (f1 = 94.59 mm)
Expected: 0.01057223 mm^-1
Delta: 0.00e+00 PASS
Flint phi2 = (1.647690 - 1) * (1/(-71.640) - 1/(-186.723))
= -0.00557223 mm^-1 (f2 = -179.46 mm)
Expected: -0.00557223 mm^-1
Delta: 8.67e-19 PASS
Thin-lens f = 200.000 mm
Thick-lens EFL (d) = 200.721 mm
--- Spherical Aberration (e-line) ---
Zone y (mm) LSA (mm) TSA (mm)
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0.100 1.00 -0.0000 -0.000000
0.200 2.00 -0.0000 -0.000000
0.300 3.00 -0.0001 -0.000001
0.400 4.00 0.0000 0.000001
0.500 5.00 0.0004 0.000009
0.600 6.00 0.0010 0.000031
0.707 7.07 0.0023 0.000082
0.800 8.00 0.0042 0.000166
0.900 9.00 0.0071 0.000317
1.000 10.00 0.0112 0.000559
--- Real Ray vs Paraxial (marginal, e-line) ---
BFL (paraxial): 198.8204 mm
BFL (real ray): 198.8316 mm
Marginal SA: 0.0112 mm
Weight: ~4.1 g (0.0041 kg)
======================================================================
DESIGN SUMMARY
======================================================================
Diameter: phi 20 mm
EFL (d-line): 200.72 mm
EFL (e-line): 200.70 mm
BFL (d-line): 198.84 mm
f-number: f/10.0
Total tc: 5.1 mm
Total te: 4.51 mm
R1 = +153.885 mm
d1 = 3.60 mm [CDGM H-K9L (Crown)]
R2 = -71.640 mm
d2 = 1.50 mm [CDGM H-ZF1 (Dense Flint)]
R3 = -186.723 mm
Chromatic (F-C): 0.0210 mm
Weight: ~0.0041 kg
======================================================================
Prescription saved to prescription.json
Process finished with exit code 0
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I made a free utility to export @xToolOfficial .xcs files to SVG. This is most useful for already-imported 3D structures which you want to save as a 2d flat file. Hope others find it useful!! github.com/AdvancedResearchC…
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Triggerscope Mini is out today!
4x TTL, 2x 5v Dac, runs on Nebula or default triggerscope Micromanager driver.
More at the link!
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Just got the LED engines from @Excelitas running in @starlyteimaging Nebula!
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Highlights from the Tucson Libra camera presentation yesterday. Very interesting product!
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Flying in small planes can be “exciting” at times, but the views are amazing. If you haven’t flown in a small plane, make 2026 the year to do it!
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Here is a brief explanation on why I am building the next generation of microscopy software for image capture. austinblanco.com/starlyte-ne…
If you are attending SFN this year please visit us at Booth # 2711! We will be driving a Zaber Nucleus MVR.
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Let's say you have a few beat-up 3d printers. The extruders don't work but the XYZ axes do. What do you do with them? I can think of a high res scanner, maybe a PCB QC system, or a laser cutter, anything else?
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Kicad is the prime example of what we need for mechanical design, optical design, and accounting management software in small business. It’s better than competition and easy to learn - amazing stuff.
I don’t know how to articulate how moat destroying this feature is for Altium…
KiCad now allows you to define target impedances per trace, or net class. It will automatically set keepout, trace width from your PCB stack up parameters. I cannot overstate this. So long Altium!!!
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If you own a Nikon Ti-E, check out the filter turret before it chews up your position sensors!
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After 3 years we are finally ready to share our #microscopy software Starlyte Nebula.
- Control any microscope hardware
- Fair pricing
- Fanatical Support
- Simple to use.
