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Scalable room temperature solid-state quantum information processor
A team of Harvard, CalTech and Max-Planck-Institute physicists led by Mikhail D. Lukin has proposed an architecture for a scalable, solid-state quantum information processor capable of operating at or near room temperature. The architecture is…
Investigators
- Mikhail Lukin
- Norman Yao
- Alexey Gorshkov
- Peter Maurer
- Geza Giedke
- Juan Cirac
- Liang Jiang
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
Origami-inspired, versatile fabrication of millimeter-scale mechanical devices
The fabrication of mechanical devices on the millimeter scale is a critical capability for autonomous microrobots and micromanipulation devices, and is important to manufacture active components in optical switches and smart antennas. However,…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Robert Wood
- Pratheev Sreetharan
- John Whitney
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Robert Wood
- Michael Karpelson
- Gu-Yeon Wei
SpeedGene: A compression algorithm for fast and efficient storage of next-generation genetic sequencing studies
To solve the problem of large file sizes and long loading times of pedigree files for GWAS studies and next-generation sequencing studies, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have developed a new compression algorithm -- SpeedGene –…
DBD
- Grant Zimmermann
Investigators
- Christoph Lange
- Dandi Qiao
Probing a living cell through a nanotube
The hybrid nanoscale system developed by Prof. Lieber’s team provides a unique approach for recording intracellular electrical signals. The system consists of a hollow nanotube, which serves as a probe, and a Si nanowire based field-effect…
DBD
- Christopher Petty
Investigators
- Charles Lieber
- Xiaojie Duan
- Ruixuan Gao
- Ping Xie
- Xiaocheng Jiang
Safe cranial drilling device
Offered here is a device that enables non-neurosurgical personnel to safely drill through the skull without the risk of additional brain damage. It consists of a handheld, portable, cranial drilling device that can be used with any diameter drill…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Conor Walsh
- Paul Loschak
- Kechao Xiao
- Hao Pei
- Ajith Thomas
- Samuel Kesner
- Kevin Galloway
- Robert Howe
Technology to Detect Hardware Trojans, Maliciously Embedded into ICs
One of the greatest threats to security are Trojans - rougue modifications to ICs that create a latent security risk. This theat, which is very much an unspoken threat, is of great importance to chip manufacturers, software companies and systems…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Hsiang-Tsung Kung
- Dario Vlah
Induced motor neurons (iMNs)
The team converted mouse and human fibroblasts into iMNs by the forced expression of select transcription factors. Producing motor neurons this way is much less labor intensive than having to go through the process of creating induced pluripotent…
DBD
- Vivian Berlin
Investigators
- Kevin Eggan
- Justin Ichida
- Esther Son
- Brian Wainger
- Clifford Woolf
Eliminating the bottleneck in WiFi networks: New protocol delivers order-of-magnitude increase in performance
Have you ever been to a very busy coffee shop, hotel lobby or conference and been unable to access WiFi? Wi-Fi networks based on the 802.11 set of standards are pervasive, but have a fundamental performance bottleneck that limits the practical…
DBD
- Sam Liss
Investigators
- Hsiang-Tsung Kung
- Tsung-Han Lin