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Marshall Swearingen, MSU News Service

BOZEMAN — Under a $10.5 million Air Force contract awarded in September and made possible by a new Montana State University research facility, MSU researchers will assist local high-tech company S2 Corp. with developing next-generation optics technology.

Much of the technical effort involved in the partnership between MSU and S2 Corp. will take place in the Applied Research Lab and other research centers on campus. The 20,000-square-foot ARL building, expected to be completed in January, will allow university faculty, students, and industry partners t...