Computer & electronics hardware
Pierre Sillard
Devised a software modeling tool that enabled him to design complex optical fibers now being manufactured for use in very-high-capacity communications systems.
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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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Jesse Schell
Invents new forms of digital visualization.
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Chaitail Sengupta
Oversees the architecture of the communications chips used in advanced cellular systems now coming to market.
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Maria Petrucci-Samija
Created materials that might soon make such integrated photonic circuits possible.