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X-WR-CALNAME:MEMS SEMINAR: Innovating with Time and Space: from Biodegradab
 le Electronics  to Implosive Optics
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DESCRIPTION:Quansan Yang\, PhD\, Postdoctoral Researcher at MIT\n\nThe deve
 lopment of electronic and optical systems that harmoniously evolve with dy
 namic biological and ecological environments is crucial for advancing heal
 thcare and sustainability. In this talk\, I will explore the role of dynam
 ic adaptability in materials and manufacturing to advance these systems\, 
 and explain how these can address grand societal challenges. First\, drive
 n by healthcare concerns\, I will introduce a biodegradable electronic dev
 ice that can serve as ‘medicine’ to eliminate the side effects of drug
  overdose and enable on-demand therapeutics within clinically relevant tim
 eframes. Second\, I will discuss the engineering innovations in device fun
 ctionalities and manufacturing approaches (e.g.\, the development of the f
 irst biodegradable micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and advancements
  in sustainable\, scalable laser manufacturing techniques) to accelerate t
 he deployment of biodegradable electronics into everyday life\, with an em
 phasis on E-waste mitigation. Third\, I will present a strategy for the vo
 lumetric and simultaneous deposition of diverse functional materials in a 
 3D\, ‘arbitrary’\, and nanoprecise manner\, and illustrate the utility
  with examples of 3D optical chips and ultra-compact visible-light optical
  neural networks to increase computing efficiency and lower energy consump
 tion.
GEO:38.648882;-90.302207
LOCATION:Stephen F. & Camilla T. Brauer Hall
SUMMARY:MEMS SEMINAR: Innovating with Time and Space: from Biodegradable El
 ectronics  to Implosive Optics
URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/mems_seminar_innovating_wi
 th_time_and_space_from_biodegradable_electronics_to_implosive_optics
CATEGORIES:Seminar/Colloquia
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