Handheld 'T-ray' Device earns new $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize

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Brian Schulkin a doctoral student in physics at Rensselaer is the winner of the first-ever $30000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize. He has invented an ultralight handheld terahertz spectrometer called the Mini-Z. Credit: RensselaerKris Qua
Brian Schulkin, a doctoral student in physics at Rensselaer, is the winner of the first-ever $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize. He has invented an ultralight, handheld terahertz spectrometer called the 'Mini-Z.' Credit: Rensselaer/Kris Qua

"T-rays" have been touted as the next breakthrough in sensing and imaging, but the need for bulky equipment has been an obstacle to reaching the field's potential. Enter Brian Schulkin, winner of the first-ever $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Student Prize. Schulkin has invented an ultralight, handheld terahertz spectrometer — an advance that could help catapult T-ray technology from the lab bench to the marketplace.


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