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                                                              Exhibit 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
December 13, 1995 on the financial statements of Crystallume for the year ended
September 30, 1995 appearing on page F-1 of Crystallume's Annual Report on Form
10-KSB/A-2 for the year ended September 30, 1995.  We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated December 13, 1995 on the
consolidated balance sheet of Crystallume as of October 10, 1995, which appears
on page F-24 of such Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A-2. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated April 24, 1995, except Note 12,
as to which the date is December 13, 1995, relating to the consolidated
financial statements of Electronic Designs, Inc., which appears on page F-1 of
the Form 8-K/A-2 of Crystallume dated October 10, 1995 which was filed on March
28, 1996.  We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Prospectus.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
May 31, 1996