Research Areas

Nanotechnology

Novel nanoscale materials and devices may be synthesized (or fabricated) in a programmable fashion using engineered bio-molecules, such as DNA, as a template (or scaffold) to which functional nanoparticles may be attached. This example shows a short strand of DNA with passivated gold nanoparticles covalently attached.
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Quantum Information Science

Technological advances have significantly enhanced the ability to produce, manage, and distribute information. Although many of these improvements are remarkable (as is the rate at which they are implemented), it is likely that the Information Age will be defined ultimately by the realization that information is fundamentally and inextricably linked to physical systems. Thus emerges the field of quantum information science, the study of the physical foundations of information. At CESAR, scientists are conducting theoretical and experimental studies ranging in scope from the foundations of quantum mechanics to real-world applications of quantum phenomena.
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Complex Systems

CESAR scientists develop analytical techniques and computational tools to enhance understanding and applicability of spatio-temporal dynamical process. Activity areas include neural networks, global optimization (with applications to protein folding), synchronization and control of distributed chaotic systems, time-series analysis, and information fusion from sensor networks.
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Networks

CESAR research focuses on deployment of ad-hoc sensor networks (with or without infrastructure), on providing multi-grade traffic support, and on information warfare (cyber attack identification and tracking).
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Robotics

Researchers test unique, CESAR-developed software, that enables autonomous robots to carry out missions cooperatively.
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Optical Systems

Unique advances in laser array synchronization enable innovative approaches to directed energy weapons, space communications, and photoinduced nonolighography.
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