Lithography is the process of transferring a pattern onto a surface. In optical lithography, a physical mask covers a light sensitive film as it is exposed to (usually ultraviolet) radiation.

Ask me any innocuous seeming question, and I’ll probably segue into how scared I am for the future of the U.S.

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