The Writers: Deborah Halber

Spring 2012

Solar Cells on Paper

Karen Gleason develops a low-cost, environmentally friendly way to make solar cells on tracing paper, which one day might charge a cell phone.

Kripa Varanasi’s tough new nanoengineered surfaces and coatings could make energy systems more efficient. Photo: Len Rubenstein
Spring 2012

Nano-Repellents

Kripa Varanasi’s tough new nano-engineered surfaces and coatings could make energy systems more efficient.

Prof. Forest White hopes his work will lead to an effective new treatment for the most common type of adult brain tumor, glioblastoma - the kind that killed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Photo: Richard Howard
Spring 2010

Cancer Drugs

Prof. Forest White of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research is working to develop novel drug treatments.

Prof. Christine Ortiz's work may help engineers create the body armor of the future. Photo: Richard Howard
Spring 2010

Natural Armor

Prof. Christine Ortiz’s work may help engineers create the body armor of the future.

Prof. Kripa Varanasi is designing tough new nanoengineered surfaces to be used in applications ranging from energy and electronics to water purification systems. (The screen behind him shows condensation of water on a superhydrophobic surface at very small length scales.) Photo: Richard Howard
Spring 2010

Tough New Surfaces

Prof. Kripa Varanasi is designing tough new nanoengineered surfaces to meet global energy and water demands.

Darrell Irvine hopes to imbue the body's natural defenses with superhero powers. Photo: Thomas Gearty
Fall 2009

New Materials

Prof. Darrell Irvine is using new materials to power up the immune system against disease.

Prof. Janelle Thompson is working to rescue the coral reefs. Photo: Thomas Gearty
Summer 2009

Saving the Coral

Prof. Janelle Thompson is working to save the coral reefs.