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darpa035_ls.jpg Regina Regan, Reseach Scientist, from Quantum Science Research at Hewlett-Packard Labs holds two sample holders with samples of dysprosium removed from the Scanning Tunneling Microscope on 5/21/03 in Palo Alto. The work with the Scanning Tunneling Microscope is part of the four year, $12.5 million grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue its research program over the next four years. HP will match the grant by investing 13/2 million in the research program over the next four years. LEA SUZUKI / The Chronicle (Photo By LEA SUZUKI/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)