Innovating circuits and devices with time and space: from biodegradable electronics to implosive optics

Departments: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Time: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 11:15am - 12:15pm
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Presenter: Quansan Yang, MIT
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Location:
Dunham Laboratory, Room 514
10 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
United States
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Innovating circuits and devices with time and space: from biodegradable electronics to implosive optics

Quansan Yang, MIT

Tuesday, May 7 - 11:15am

DL 514 or Zoom (https://yale.zoom.us/j/99922689338)

Hosted by Hong Tang

Abstract:

The development of circuits and devices that seamlessly adapt to dynamic biological and ecological environments is crucial for advancing human and environmental healthcare. In this talk, I will explore the concepts of dynamic adaptability in these device systems, and explain their potential to address grand societal challenges. First, I will introduce a biodegradable electronic device designed to function as medicine, effectively mitigating drug overdose side effects and alleviating nerve pain on-demand within clinically relevant timeframes. Second, I will discuss the engineering innovations in device functionalities and manufacturing approaches (e.g., the development of the first biodegradable micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and advancements in scalable, high-speed laser manufacturing techniques) to accelerate the deployment of biodegradable electronics into everyday life. Third, I will present strategies for the volumetric and simultaneous deposition of diverse functional materials in a 3D, ‘arbitrary’, and nanoprecise manner, exemplified by creating 3D optical chips and ultra-compact visible-light all-optical neural networks for medical imaging.

Bio:

Quansan Yang is a postdoctoral researcher at MIT, working in the labs of Prof. Edward S. Boyden and Prof. Peter T.C. So. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 2021, working with Prof. John A. Rogers. Previously, he obtained his B.S. degree from Tsinghua University in 2016. He actively collaborates with industrial companies, including Fujikura and Edwards Lifesciences, to emphasize the societal impacts of his research. He has been named on MIT Technology Review’s Global Innovators Under 35 list and on Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Science.