nanotechnology – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu Building business on innovation Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:18:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/favicon-blue_1.png nanotechnology – UF Innovate https://innovate.research.ufl.edu 32 32 How Nanotech Can Foil Counterfeiters https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/nanotech-can-foil-counterfeiters/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/nanotech-can-foil-counterfeiters/ University of Florida researchers Dr. Roozbeh Tabrizian and Dr. Swarup Bhunia, professors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, have developed tiny mechanical ID tags that are unclonable, cheap, and invisible. Their team has come up with a different solution to thwart counterfeiters based on radio-frequency (RF) nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS). Like RFID tags, the RF NEMS devices don’t have to be visible to be scanned. That, their tiny size and the nature of their constituents make these tags largely immune to physical tampering or cloning. And they cost just a few pennies each at most. Unseen NEMS tags could become a powerful weapon in the global battle against counterfeit products, even counterfeit bills.

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]]> Grit Drives Display Technology Expert to Advance the Field of Nanotechnology https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/grit-drives-display-technology-expert-to-advance-the-field-of-nanotechnology/ Fri, 22 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://scaddev1.com/grit-drives-display-technology-expert-to-advance-the-field-of-nanotechnology/ For one researcher in the Florida High Tech Corridor, grit has always been the difference-maker. Courage to try something new and determination to be successful are what led Alexandre “Alex” Titov into the field of nanotechnology, where he remains motivated to make a significant impact in The Corridor region and beyond.

Alex was introduced to nanotechnology while conducting undergraduate research at the University of Florida (UF) and was fascinated from the start. With his heart set on a career in the field of nanotechnology, Alex graduated and immediately went to work for NanoPhotonica, a startup with offices at UF Innovate | The Hub and in Lake Mary. He described the decision as a “no-brainer,” offering an opportunity to live and raise a family in a great area, while also tapping into resources available in The Corridor region.

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