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Turning the promise of nanoscience into new technologies

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• On-line simulation of nanoscale phenomena

• Educational materials for LEARNING

• ENGAGEMENT – On-line community of researchers

Network for Computational Nanotechnology

Prof. Mark Lundstrom in partnership with Cyber Center, ITaP

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Lab on a Chip to Detect andIdentify Bacterial Contamination

Identificationby DNA, proteins

Cantilevers,Nano-pores,Nanowires

Cell Lysing

Nano-probeArray

Micro-scaleImpedance

Spectroscopy

ViabilityDetection

Concentrationand Sorting

On-chipDielectro-phoresisFluidic

Port

SelectiveCapture

Antibody-basedCapture

Prof. Rashid Bashir and partners in Bindley Bioscience Center,College of Engineering, and College of Agriculture

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Implantable Wireless Microsystems for Diagnosis and Management of Glaucoma

Prof. Babak Ziaie andProf. Babak Ziaie andfaculty of thefaculty of theIU School of MedicineIU School of Medicine

• Monitors and adjusts pressure to maintain normal conditions• Unnoticeable to theUnnoticeable to the wearerwearer

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Applications in• Lenses for microscopes with unprecedented resolution• Sensing of molecules• Hiding objects in plain sight – cloaking

5 µm200 nm

•An engineered (designed) material !

•First negative refractive index at fiber-optic communications wavelengths

•Winner of aTop 50 Innovations of 2006Award from NanoTech Briefs

Prof. Vlad Shalaev’s group

Array of Gold Nanorods

Negative Refractive Index Nanomaterials

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