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SUMMARY:Energy\, Materials\, Single Molecule Analysis\, and Reconfigurable
  Systems: New Directions in Optofluidics
DTSTART:20110907T110000
DTSTAMP:20260509T054139Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. David Erickson\, Cornell University\nAt its most basic l
 evel\, Optofluidics is focused on enabling or exploiting the precise contr
 ol or over fluids and light at micro- and nano-scales.  Over the past 5 ye
 ars\, these successes in this area has led to the development of many new 
 technologies including from tunable dye lasers\, more precise biosensing\,
  and compact microscopy.  In this talk I will discuss some new directions 
 to which this same skill set could be applied.  In particular I will focus
  on: photosynthetic fuel production\, new tools for single molecule discov
 ery and bottom up material assembly\, and light enabled reconfigurable sys
 tems.  Whenever possible\, the ultimate potential of entry into these new 
 fields will be discussed as well as the challenges that must be overcome. 
  A particular focus will be placed on how to upscale optofluidic technolog
 y (which to date has been largely chip based) to address problems in these
  areas (which can be global in scale). 
LOCATION:MEB1 B10
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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