Aim is to build prosthetics that will function via neural activity.

‘Autofocals' could resolve eyeglass shortcomings.

The award acknowledges contributions to scientific leadership, public education, and community outreach.

Developed by Subhasish Mitra and Clark Barrett (CS), future versions will find and fix sophisticated chip vulnerabilities.

Encouraging scientists to accelerate the trend toward more ethical behavior.

Atomically thin materials developed by Stanford researchers could create heat shields for cell phones or laptops that would protect people and temperature-sensitive components and make future electronic gadgets even more compact.

Awarded the Willis E. Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics.

His citation reads, "For pioneering contributions to the scaling of silicon devices and technology."