Nanotechnology & materials
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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Teri Odom
Patterned silicon to create minuscule "beakers" that hold only zeptoliters.
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Martin Colpepper
Builds the machines needed to make high-quality, low-cost nanofabrication a reality.
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Leroy Ohlsen
Replaced fuel cells plastic membranes with porous silicon.
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Erik Scher
Works on inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials.