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Ten entries, each framed around one researcher. Published March 2007. No availability field. Forward timings from body text are in entry notes. Read through a summarising fetch; medium confidence.
The Internet is about to drown in digital video. Hui Zhang thinks peer-to-peer networks could come to the rescue.
rank 1mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-001
Arthur Nozik believes quantum-dot solar power could boost output in cheap photovoltaics.
rank 2mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-002
Karl Deisseroth's genetically engineered 'light switch,' which lets scientists turn selected parts of the brain on and off, may help improve treatments for depression and other disorders.
rank 3mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-003
Tiny fibers will save lives by stopping bleeding and aiding recovery from brain injury, says Rutledge Ellis-Behnke.
rank 4mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-004
Markus Kähäri wants to superimpose digital information on the real world.
rank 5mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-005
Artificially structured metamaterials could transform telecommunications, data storage, and even solar energy, says David R. Smith.
rank 6mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-006
Richard Baraniuk and Kevin Kelly believe compressive sensing could help devices such as cameras and medical scanners capture images more efficiently.
rank 7mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-007
John Guttag says using computers to automate some diagnostics could make medicine more personal.
rank 8mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-008
Kenneth Crozier and Federico Capasso have created light-focusing optical antennas that could lead to DVDs that hold hundreds of movies.
rank 9mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-009
Norman Dovichi believes that detecting minute differences between individual cells could improve medical tests and treatments.
rank 10mit-tr-10-breakthrough-2007-010