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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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But during her first year at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln , she took a physics class and fell in love with the field thanks to her professor, she says. After graduating in 1985 with bachelor’s degrees in physics and mathematics, she headed to MIT as a graduate student with the goal of pursuing a career in medical engineering.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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that produces large quantities of sugar and requires less water. Nebraska – Lincoln). Thermal Fuel: HybriSol Hybrid nanostructures for high-energy-density solar thermal fuels Using innovative nanomaterials, MIT will develop a thermal. heating and water purification. . $3,734,939. Chromatin, Inc. Northeastern University.

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