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The Electro-Optics Center at Penn State University has found itself at the center of a political scandal, as the Politico reports. The last major photonics scandal involved an optics company knowingly shipping faulty product on a defense contract. What do you think about the relationhip between government and industry? How can research groups, laboratories, and manufacturers manage the political pitfalls of doing business with government officials?

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