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​Jennifer Dionne: The power of light

Materials Science and Engineering [1]
Materials [2]
pink [3]
June 13, 2017
By Stanford Staff
A materials scientist discusses how light could be used for less invasive medical procedures, improving solar cells, and cloaks of invisibility.

How will we harness the power of light in the future? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Jennifer Dionne [4], an associate professor of materials science and engineering, talks about improving solar cells, creating invisibility, and how light could be used for less invasive medical procedures and cancer detection.

You can listen to the Future of Everything on iTunes [5], Google Podcasts [6], SoundCloud [7], Spotify [8], Stitcher [9] or via Stanford Engineering Magazine [10].

Russ Altman [11], the Kenneth Fong professor and professor of bioengineering, of genetics, of medicine (general medical discipline), of biomedical data science and, by courtesy, of computer science.

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Source URL: https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/article/jennifer-dionne-power-light

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[1] https://engineering.stanford.edu/department/materials-science-and-engineering
[2] https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/materials
[3] https://engineering.stanford.edu/soe-accent-color/pink
[4] https://profiles.stanford.edu/jennifer-dionne
[5] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/future-everything-presented-by-stanford-engineering/id1235836821
[6] http://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ipfwdeesweobgkifek6xlmyncim
[7] https://soundcloud.com/user-458541487/sets/the-future-of-everything-with
[8] https://open.spotify.com/show/2GWA2Y83w1j8wVa3pWaXsn
[9] https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stanford-university/the-future-of-everything-presented-by-stanford-engineering
[10] https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/future-everything
[11] https://profiles.stanford.edu/russ-altman
[12] https://engineering.stanford.edu/print/print/magazine/article/jennifer-dionne-power-light