Spire lands Army contract

Spire Corp. said today it has received a $100,000 US Army contract to develop a miniature room-temperature terahertz light source.

The Bedford company provides products and services to the solar energy, biomedical, and other industries.

Terahertz light is useful for defense, biomedical, and scientific applications, and it has been shown to be capable of detecting hidden weapons and explosives, Spire said, and the contract is a small business technology transfer contract.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)