Nanotechnology & materials
Jamie Link
Etched optical bar codes into micrometer-size pieces of silicon. She hopes to use the technology to detect pollutants in water or cancerous cells within the body.
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Shu Yang
Designs "smart" photonic devices for lightning-fast computers and communications networks.
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Molly Stevens
Shown that she can control the behavior of gold nanoparticles.
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Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo
Invented nano transfer printing
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Kinneret Keren
Exploits biology-based self-assembly to build molecular electronics. She created a self-assembled molecular-electronic device -- a carbon nanotube transistor -- using a DNA template.