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The Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT has given $600,000 to eight teams working on early stage technologies.
The eight teams are developing technologies in the areas of composite materials, diagnostics, disease therapies, drug discovery, diabetes treatment, high-power electronics, energy-efficient displays and sensors. The Deshpande Center awards grants to fund proof-of-concept testing for emerging technologies. The technologies include:
• MEMS for Large Area and Flexible Applications; Vladimir Bulovic: A flexible, paper-thin micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) array that can be used for sensing and actuation over large surfaces.
• Device for Treatment of Cerebral Edema; Michael Cima: A drug delivery device to treat brain edema with reduced systemic side-effects typical of conventional treatments.
• Stable Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Light Emitting Diodes; Karen Gleason: Long-lived LEDs on flexible substrates providing energy-efficient portable displays. (Renewal from fall 2008 grant round.)
• A Novel Device for Label-free Cell Rolling Separation; Rohit Karnik and Jeffrey Karp: A device for separating cells that could be used for the monitoring and diagnosis of a wide variety of diseases. (Renewal from fall 2008 grant round.)
• A Wearable Sensor for Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Diabetics; Michael Strano: A carbon nanotube-based, minimally invasive, tissue implantable, glucose sensor. The sensor is intended to allow continuous glucose monitoring for diabetes patients, resulting in improved glucose regulation and better health.
• Chemical Production of Functionalized Graphene for Enhanced Composite Materials; Timothy Swager: The development of a chemical process to produce graphene at a very reasonable cost, leading to the industrial use of new composite materials.
• Nano-engineered Surfaces for Ultra High Power Density Thermal Management: Kripa Varanasi: Heat needs to be removed rapidly from high-power electronics or the semiconductors will fail. This project will develop a system to very rapidly dissipate large amount of heat from such devices.
• New Antibiotic Target; Graham Walker: A project to attempt to isolate lead compounds to develop a new antibiotic. (Renewal from fall 2008 grant round.)
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