Nanotechnology & materials
Darrell Irvine
Crafts nanoparticles that would release chemicals inside the body to "program" immune cells to combat viral infections like HIV, to tolerate transplants, or even to destroy malignant tumors.
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Michael Strano
Arrived at a new understanding of carbon nanotube surface chemistry.
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Shu Yang
Designs "smart" photonic devices for lightning-fast computers and communications networks.
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Albena Ivanisevic
Uses microscopic tips to deposit precise patterns of peptides directly onto tissues in the body.
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Molly Stevens
Shown that she can control the behavior of gold nanoparticles.