Nanotechnology & materials
Ravi Kane
Created a highly potent anthrax treatment in which each drug molecule blocks multiple toxin molecules rather than just one.
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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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Martin Colpepper
Builds the machines needed to make high-quality, low-cost nanofabrication a reality.
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Yi Cui
Demonstrated the possibility of building new structures using the basic ingredients of nanotech.
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Jamie Link
Etched optical bar codes into micrometer-size pieces of silicon. She hopes to use the technology to detect pollutants in water or cancerous cells within the body.