{"585181":{"#nid":"585181","#data":{"type":"news","title":"MetaOptics Wins Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMSE Professor Paul Russo\u0026rsquo;s company, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.metaoptics.net\/\u0022\u003EMetaOptics\u003C\/a\u003E, recently took second place at the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mrs.org\/fall-2016-imatsci\u0022\u003EiMatSci Innovator Showcase\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERusso partners with Xujun Zhang, an MSE grad student, and Jinxin Fu, a MSE post-doc, in the venture. Zhang was on hand to accept the award for the group. The company received a $750 prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMetaOptics is the maker of EZ-sizer, a small, portable and accurate device which allows the measurement of particles as small as 50 nanometers in diameter, using an optical technique known as differential dynamic microscopy (DDM).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKey features of the EZ-sizer are a large concentration range, immunity to light absorptive samples and easy sample preparation. A variety of industries are expected to benefit from its application, including pharmaceutical and healthcare; coatings, paints and cosmetics; chemicals; minerals and mining; and food and beverage.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EiMatSci Innovator Showcase provides a platform for technology leaders at universities, research labs and start-up companies to demonstrate the practical applications of innovative, materials-based technologies. The goal of this program is to convene innovators, industry leaders and investors in one location to spur collaboration that accelerates the adoption of new materials technologies for real-world applications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EiMatSci is designed to showcase technologies that have not yet been productized but where there is a working prototype or evidence of a repeatable process. The entities behind these innovations will generally be early stage and pre-revenue; however, iMatSci will also consider showcasing innovative technologies that are emerging from an existing corporate entity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"MetaOptics takes second place at the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting\u2019s iMatSci Innovator Showcase."}],"uid":"32022","created_gmt":"2016-12-16 16:34:30","changed_gmt":"2016-12-16 16:37:55","author":"Farlenthia Walker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-12-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"585177":{"id":"585177","type":"image","title":"Xujun Zhang","body":null,"created":"1481905404","gmt_created":"2016-12-16 16:23:24","changed":"1481905404","gmt_changed":"2016-12-16 16:23:24","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223100","name":"2016 iMatSci Xujun MetaOptics.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2016%20iMatSci%20Xujun%20MetaOptics.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2016%20iMatSci%20Xujun%20MetaOptics.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":11582,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2016%20iMatSci%20Xujun%20MetaOptics.jpg?itok=_oPHk5r8"}}},"media_ids":["585177"],"groups":[{"id":"217141","name":"Georgia Tech Materials Institute"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39471","name":"Materials"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kelly.smith@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKelly Smith\u003C\/a\u003E - Manager, Marketing \u0026amp; Communication\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["kelly.smith@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}