Mircea Cotlet Holding Photodetector (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption Mircea Cotlet, a materials scientist at Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials, holds a photodetector -- a device that is capable of sensing light -- laid on top of a piece of silicon. In recognition of his research on photodetectors and other energy-relevant materials, Battelle recently selected Cotlet as a 2019 Inventor of the Year. Credit Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.