Product development teams could begin thinking of possible substitutes, and to focus on developing devices using materials with more reliable supplies.
Developing devices, as the steps below show, is more involved.
"Big markets have lots of folks developing devices, but small markets like the pediatrics market don't".
The show profiled a group of scientists developing devices that read brainwaves.
Wang has been developing devices based on nanowires that exhibit piezoelectricity.
In addition to developing devices, the center's mission is to train future neural engineers and clinicians.
Graphene Energy hopes to open up new ultracapacitor applications by developing devices with far higher power output.
The team eventually hopes to move beyond human diagnostics, developing devices for testing water, livestock, and other food sources.
Materials scientists are developing devices that use nanoscale piezoelectronics to scavenge mechanical energy, such as the vibrations caused by footsteps.
Metallic nanostructures with high aspect ratios are important for developing devices in photonics and integrated optics.
Motivated to help other aspiring innovators succeed in developing devices to improve health care, he founded Stanford Biodesign in 2001.
