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  Nature-loving maker converts food waste into Pyrus, a wood proxy

  Jan 24, 2023 11:45 am

  Gabe Tavas founded SymmetryWood, one of many startups born at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, his alma mater. A research powerhouse, UIUC is part of the University of Illinois System, which prioritizes innovation that improves lives in the state and beyond. 

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  In-development app will help providers spot misinformation

  Jan 6, 2023 10:15 am

  University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign researchers are partnering with healthcare professionals so they're able to dispel incorrect perceptions their patients have based on unreliable sources.

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  USDA grant to support processing pig waste into binders for asphalt

  Dec 21, 2022 12:45 pm

  A team of UIUC researchers have been awarded a $2.7M grant to investigate the conversion of swine manure and food waste into materials for road pavement and roof shingles.

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  Researchers reveal new way to harvest untapped fresh water source

  Dec 12, 2022 8:30 am

  A new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study is the first to suggest an investment in new infrastructure capable of harvesting oceanic water vapor as a solution to limited supplies of fresh water in various locations around the world.

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  UIS buys future downtown Springfield Innovation Center property

  Dec 12, 2022 7:30 am

  Scheduled to open in 2025, the University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Center will serve central Illinois as part of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) to drive innovation, economic growth and workforce development across the state.

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  Third time's the charm for Illinois Space Society student rocket

  Dec 2, 2022 2:45 pm

  A rocket named Intrepid III might imply that it’s the third in a series of successful rockets. But the truth is, Intrepid III was born out of the failed launches of Intrepid I and II. The “III” reflects the determination and resiliency of the students who overcame two devastating failures with one outstanding success.

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  Carle Illinois Neuroscience Challenge Lab prepares med students for innovation

  Dec 2, 2022 11:30 am

  A new faculty-student research collaboration suggests Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s strategic use of hands-on neuroscience challenges effectively boosts medical students’ innovation and entrepreneurship skills.

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  Revealing path to better rechargeable battery performance

  Nov 17, 2022 8:30 am

  To design better rechargeable ion batteries, UIUC engineers and chemists collaborated to combine a powerful new electron microscopy technique and data mining to visually pinpoint areas of chemical and physical alteration within ion batteries.

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  Artificial intelligence and molecule machine join forces to speed innovation

  Nov 4, 2022 9:30 am

  Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and collaborators in Poland and Canada doubled the average yield of a special, hard-to-optimize type of reaction linking carbon atoms together in pharmaceutically important molecules.

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  Model calculates energetics of piercing fangs and claws

  Oct 25, 2022 1:00 pm

  Researchers have created a model that can calculate the energetics involved when one organism stabs another with its fangs, thorns, spines or other puncturing parts.

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