Janus particles may be useful for directed drug delivery.

If this is successful, this could lead to a quick, non-invasive and inexpensive test that could be widely dispersed over the counter to bring breast cancer screening even to people who don't have expensive health plans.

We realized that if one could put these molecules in a screening platform, (we) might develop a non-invasive, quick and inexpensive over-the-counter breast cancer screening test.

We are very excited about getting this grant without having had too much real exposure to breast cancer research.

The first was a medical or biological application, in which the robot was handling biological cells, injecting liquid into them. The second scenario was micro-assembly, in which the robot soldered tiny parts. The final scenario looked at atomic force, with the robot mounting atomic force and doing experiments on it.

We are exploring moving beyond silicon-based chips to significantly boost the performance of PCs. Silicon chips will continue to improve, but we need to look ahead decades into the future.