Nanotechnology & materials
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
Demonstrated the first-ever two-qubit logic gate in a solid-state device, an advance crucial to building an ultrafast quantum computer.
Global
William Taylor
Spearheads efforts to commercialize the "plasmatron," a pollution control device that converts diesel fuel to hydrogen, cutting nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 90 percent.
Global
Leroy Ohlsen
Replaced fuel cells plastic membranes with porous silicon.
Global
Shu Yang
Designs "smart" photonic devices for lightning-fast computers and communications networks.
Global
Verena Graf
Develops fuel cells that are practical for powering cars.