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The Lieber group is focused broadly on science and technology at the nanoscale, using novel synthesized building blocks to push scientific boundaries in diverse areas from biology/medicine to energy and computing.

Realization of new materials can enable revolutionary advances in science and technology. The Lieber group leads in the design and synthesis of new nanomaterials, with precise control of morphology, structure, and composition on multiple length scales.

We are focused on defining the fundamental science, engineering and novel technologies at the interface between nanoelectronics and biology, from disease marker detection to fundamental cell nano-electrophysiology through development of novel hybrid tissue.

We are focused on the development and assembly of nanowire devices, arrays and systems for nanoelectronics and computing with an emphasis on the design and realization of two- and three-dimensional circuits and nanoprocessors.

We are focused on several nano-enabled energy directions, including development of novel next-generation nanowire photovoltaic elements and nanoelectrode platforms for elucidating and enhancing electron transfer mechanisms in microbial fuel cells.

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News & Highlights

  • Thomas Kempa wins 2013 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists
    Thomas Kempa wins 2013 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists

    Thomas Kempa wins one of the five 2013 IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists for his thesis work entitled “Nanowire Architectures for Next-Generation Solar Cells and Photonic Devices.”

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  • Charles Lieber is awarded the 2013 IEEE Nanotechnology Pioneer Award
    Charles Lieber is awarded the 2013 IEEE Nanotechnology Pioneer Award "for pioneering contributions to nanometer diameter wire synthesis and applications, and defining leadership in nanotechnology.”

    See news stories and information about the IEEE and the Pioneer in Nanotechnology Award on our news page.

  • A sample of nanoelectronic circuitry from our cyborg brain tissue project is on display in the London Science Museum's exhibition
    A sample of nanoelectronic circuitry from our cyborg brain tissue project is on display in the London Science Museum's exhibition "Who Am I?," which explores human identity and how it is affected by new discoveries in biomedical science.

    Learn more about the London Science Museum and its "Who Am I?" exhibit on our News page. Read our relevant papers in Nature Materials and PNAS for more on cyborg tissue.

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  • Charles Lieber is awarded the 2013 Willard Gibbs Medal for his innovations in nanochemistry and his ingenuity in the application of these technologies.
    Charles Lieber is awarded the 2013 Willard Gibbs Medal for his innovations in nanochemistry and his ingenuity in the application of these technologies.

    See news stories and information about the Willard Gibbs Medal and American Chemical Society on our news page.

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  • Integrating Man and Machine
    Integrating Man and Machine Chemical & Engineering News, 24 December 2012

    Materials science developments advance the integration of electronics and tissue

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  • Wiring Up Living Tissue
    Wiring Up Living Tissue Chemical & Engineering News, 30 August 2012

    Sensing: Merging biology and electronics could lead to smart implants and prosthetics

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  • Getting  Close to the Action
    Getting Close to the Action Nature Nanotechnol. 7, 143-145 (2012) - News and Views

    Nanowire field-effect transistors can make electrical measurements in living cells with unprecedented spatial resolution (Nature Nanotechnol. 7, 174-179 (2012)).

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Recent Publications

  • J. Yao, H. Yan and C.M. Lieber, “A nanoscale combing technique for the large-scale assembly of highly aligned nanowires,” Nature Nanotechnol. 8, 329–335 (2013).

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  • T. Cohen-Karni and C.M. Lieber, “Nanowire nanoelectronics: Building interfaces with tissue and cells at the natural scale of biology,” Pure and Applied Chemistry 85, 883-901 (2013).

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  • J. Liu, C. Xie, X. Dai, L. Jin, W. Zhou, and C.M. Lieber, "Multifunctional three-dimensional macroporous nanoelectronic networks for smart materials," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 110, 6694-6699 (2013).

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  • T. Kempa, R. Day, S. Kim, H. Park, and C.M. Lieber, “Semiconductor nanowires: A platform for exploring limits and concepts for nano-enabled solar cells,” Energy Environ. Sci. 6, 719-733 (2013).

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  • L. Xu, Z. Jiang, Q. Qing, L. Mai, Q. Zhang, and C.M. Lieber, “Design and synthesis of diverse functional kinked nanowire structures for nanoelectronic bioprobes,” Nano Lett. 13, 746-751 (2013).

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  • E.J.H. Lee, X. Jiang, R. Aguado, G. Katsaros, C.M. Lieber and S. De Franceschi, “Zero-bias anomaly in a nanowire quantum dot coupled to superconductors,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 186802-1-5 (2012).

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  • B. Tian, J. Liu, T. Dvir, L. Jin, J.H. Tsui, Q. Qing, Z. Suo, R. Langer, D.S. Kohane and C.M. Lieber, "Macroporous nanowire nanoelectronic scaffolds for synthetic tissues," Nature Mater. 11, 986-994 (2012).

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