Computer & electronics hardware
Mena Trott
Mena developed a simpler user interface which allows bloggers to create links to other pages by clicking and dragging items on-screen.
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Maria Petrucci-Samija
Created materials that might soon make such integrated photonic circuits possible.
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Kurt Huang
Launched a startup developing micropayments technology that allows artists, small businesses, and others to charge fees of as little as one cent for access to online content.
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Min Wu
Devised ways to hide digital watermarks in financial statements and other electronic documents to authenticate records, prevent fraud, and deter unauthorized distribution.
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J. J. Cadiz
Invented a better approach to alleviating information overload.