Mechanical science and engineering professor Taher Saif, right, and students Onur Aydin, left, and Bashar Emon test common household fabrics used to make face masks…
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Diagram for temporal pump. Credit: Guarav Bahl Topological pump can provide stability for communication technologies. Most technologies today rely on devices that transport energy in…
Entomology professor Adam Dolezal and his colleagues found that infection with the Israeli acute paralysis virus increases the likelihood that infected bees are accepted by…
Scientists are exploring the structural and chemical characteristics of cicada wings. Credit: Photo by Wayne Boo, U.S. Geological Survey Biological structures sometimes have unique features…
Illinois researchers found that crumpling graphene in DNA sensors made it tens of thousands of times more sensitive, making it a feasible platform for liquid…
Lockheed Martin SR-72 hypersonic UAV concept. Credit: Lockheed Martin Vehicles moving at hypersonic speeds are bombarded with ice crystals and dust particles in the surrounding…
New Compounds Block Master Regulator of Cancer Growth, Metastasis Scientists have developed new drug compounds that thwart the pro-cancer activity of FOXM1, a transcription factor…
Materials science and engineering professor Christopher Evans, right, and graduate student Brian Jing have developed a solid battery electrolyte that is both self-healing and recyclable.…
Qinglan and Cunningham found a way to use nanoantenna technology to harvest light. Credit: Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of…
Illustration of a bend in bilayer graphene. Credit: Blanka Janicek, Pinshane Huang Lab New research by engineers at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation…
Example instantaneous velocity fields showing only 1/18th of the total velocity vectors. Credit: UIUC Imaging technology has vastly improved over the past 30 years. It’s…
Mechanical science and engineering professor João Ramos developed a human-operated robot, named Little Hermes, which relies on human reflexes to remain upright during locomotion. Credit:…
Wind energy is increasingly seen as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, as it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It is estimated…
An artist’s impression of NASA’s Galileo probe entering Jupiter’s atmosphere. Credit: NASA Data from the probe’s 1995 fireball has continued to confound those studying the…
This is a microstrip circuit used to demonstrate Hall Effect for radio waves. Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mechanical Engineering Researchers at…
The experimental setup in Kwiat’s lab at the Loomis Laboratory of Physics. Credit: Siv Schwink/University of Illinois Department of Physics Next-generation single-photon source for quantum…
A new study reveals genetic differences that influence how corn responds to higher concentrations of ground-level ozone. Credit: Don Hamerman Like atmospheric methane and carbon…
Caterina Lamuta working with smart materials. Credit: University of Iowa Photography It is safe to say that 3D displays do not necessarily occur in nature…
This is an artist rendering of a new generation of biobots — soft robotic devices powered by skeletal muscle tissue stimulated by on-board motor neurons.…