Nanotechnology & materials
Teri Odom
Patterned silicon to create minuscule "beakers" that hold only zeptoliters.
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Rustem Ismagilov
Develops microfluidics technologies that use tiny droplets to characterize the function and structure of proteins and to model complex biochemical processes.
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Stefan Hecht
Devised a new class of polymer nanotubes and other molecular building blocks. These novel materials have potential applications in the fabrication of nanosized electronic devices.
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Molly Stevens
Shown that she can control the behavior of gold nanoparticles.
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Shu Yang
Designs "smart" photonic devices for lightning-fast computers and communications networks.