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Computer & electronics hardware

Alyssa Apsel

Adapts optical-communications technology to build receivers, transmitters, and interconnects that speed chip-to-chip communications within computers.
Year Honored
2004
Organization
Assistant professor, Cornell University
Region
Global

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Jesse Schell

Invents new forms of digital visualization.

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Wojciech Matusik

Creates 3-D television and related 3-D photo and video systems that weave together images from multiple cameras.

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Shad Roundy

Built tiny generators for wireless sensor networks that convert low-level background vibrations into electricity, eliminating the need for batteries.

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Kees Schep

Helped develop blue-laser optical-disc storage systems with much greater capacity than todays DVDs. The discs are now being introduced commercially.
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