Nanotechnology & materials
Selena Chan
Designs nanotechnological tools to detect viruses, bacteria, and, for the first time, single molecules of DNA in medical samples.
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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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Mayank Bulsara
Developer of strained silicon.
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Yi Cui
Demonstrated the possibility of building new structures using the basic ingredients of nanotech.
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Yu Han
Synthesized nanoscale particles with tiny, precisely defined pores.