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Control over deposition of nanoscale materials using structured surfaces
The ability to precisely localize and control deposition of materials at the nanoscale is extremely important for a wide variety of emerging technologies. Many unique physical properties emerge only at the nanoscale and it is very useful to be able…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Joanna Aizenberg
- Benjamin Hatton
Improved amide synthesis using silver as a catalyst
The Madix and Friend laboratories have developed a novel amide synthesis that uses metallic silver or silver-based alloy with oxygen adsorbed on the surface to catalyze the reaction of primary or secondary amines with alcohols or aldehydes. The…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Cynthia Friend
- Robert Madix
- Ling Zhou
- Bingjun Xu
- Cassandra Freyschlag
Improved performance of copper interconnects
Copper (Cu) is now the preferred material for interconnections in ICs because it conducts better and lasts longer than aluminum. However, there are well-known problems with copper interconnects. Copper tends to migrate out of the wiring, degrading…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Roy Gordon
- Yeung Au
- Youbo Lin
- Harish Bhandari
Phaeobacticides - Potent and selective new class of algae growth inhibitors
Algae are a diverse group of uni- and multicellular plants that grow in water. Undesired and uncontrolled algal blooms are a recurring problem in bodies of water such as swimming pools, aquaculture ponds, aquariums, industrial drainage systems and…
DBD
- Grant Zimmermann
Investigators
- Jon Clardy
- Roberto Kolter
- Mohammad Seyedsayamdost
- Rebecca Case
Oxygen-activated gold as a green catalyst for selective methoxycarbonylation
A group of Harvard scientists led by Profs. Madix and Friend has developed a catalyst based on gold for very selective production of dimethyl carbonate. The new process is environmentally friendly and its advantages are threefold. First, it starts…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Cynthia Friend
- Robert Madix
- Bingjun Xu
Cyborg tissue: Macroporous nanowire nanoelectronic scaffolds for synthetic tissues
This technology uses macroporous, flexible and free-standing nanowire nanoelectronic scaffolds (nanoES), and their hybrids with synthetic or natural biomaterials. 3D macroporous nanoES mimic the structure of natural tissue scaffolds. The structures…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Charles Lieber
- Bozhi Tian
- Jia Liu
Sunlight-induced catalysis for biofuel and electricity generation
A new graphene-based material architecture for facilitating catalysis has been developed in the lab of Professor Lene Hau. The hybrid biological and nano-engineered structure acts as an artificial cell-membrane to control electron and proton…
DBD
- Alan Gordon
Investigators
- Lene Hau