▁company ▁operating ▁out ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁Boston ▁Mic rom ach ines ▁manufact ures ▁and ▁develop s ▁instruments ▁based ▁on ▁ME MS ▁technology ▁to ▁perform ▁open ▁and ▁closed - loop ▁adapt ive ▁opt ics . ▁The ▁technology ▁is ▁applied ▁in ▁astronom y , ▁beam ▁sh aping , ▁vision ▁science , ▁ret inal ▁imag ing , ▁micro sc opy , ▁las er ▁communic ations , ▁and ▁national ▁defense . ▁ ▁The ▁instruments ▁developed ▁at ▁Boston ▁Mic rom ach ines ▁include ▁de form able ▁mirror s , ▁optical ▁mod ul ators , ▁and ▁ret inal ▁imag ing ▁systems , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁util ize ▁adapt ive ▁opt ics ▁technology ▁to ▁enable ▁wave front ▁manip ulation ▁capabilities ▁which ▁enh ance ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁image . ▁ ▁History ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Thomas ▁B if ano ▁and ▁Paul ▁B ier den , ▁Boston ▁Mic rom ach ines ▁is ▁a ▁provider ▁of ▁ME MS - based ▁mirror ▁products ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁commercial ▁adapt ive ▁opt ics ▁systems ▁which ▁apply ▁wave front ▁correction ▁to ▁produce ▁high ▁resolution ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁ret ina ▁and ▁enh ance ▁bl ur red ▁images . ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁performs ▁contract ▁research ▁in ▁optical ▁ME MS ▁fabric ation . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁development ▁Boston ▁Mic rom ach ines ▁is ▁fund ed ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁research ▁programs ▁and ▁develop s ▁new ▁products ▁for ▁astronom y , ▁micro sc opy , ▁pul se ▁sh aping , ▁beam ▁sh aping , ▁fi ber ▁coupling , ▁space ▁opt