blog posts primary for post 1394337873 Students build solar-powered home in Rantoul for DOE Decathlon Apr 18, 2023 12:00 pm The student-led Illinois Solar Decathlon is competing with more than a dozen national and international collegiate teams to design and build the most sustainable, cutting-edge house powered by renewables. Share this Story Share Students build solar-powered home in Rantoul for DOE Decathlon on Facebook Share Students build solar-powered home in Rantoul for DOE Decathlon on X primary for post 236003072 Hands-free "ballbot" wheelchair prototype achieves major milestone Apr 10, 2023 11:30 am PURE - Personalized Unique Rolling Experience - is a hands-free wheelchair that rolls on a ball or “spherical” wheel. The rider simply leans in the desired direction of travel. Share this Story Share Hands-free "ballbot" wheelchair prototype achieves major milestone on Facebook Share Hands-free "ballbot" wheelchair prototype achieves major milestone on X primary for post 1772867004 UIS Computer Science Department opens high-tech research laboratory Apr 3, 2023 10:00 am The lab is open to all UIS students, faculty and staff for their research projects and includes 3D printers, CNC machines, laser cutters and engravers, computing, cyber security, and fabrication equipment. Share this Story Share UIS Computer Science Department opens high-tech research laboratory on Facebook Share UIS Computer Science Department opens high-tech research laboratory on X primary for post 240570507 Lighter, stronger, faster bionic hand aided by composites design Mar 27, 2023 11:30 am As a Ph.D. student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Aadeel Akhtar began working on a bionic prosthetic hand concept that would be faster, more functional, and more affordable than alternatives on the market. Share this Story Share Lighter, stronger, faster bionic hand aided by composites design on Facebook Share Lighter, stronger, faster bionic hand aided by composites design on X primary for post 1698778504 Researchers create room-temperature 1,000+ cycle solid-state Li-air battery Mar 21, 2023 10:00 am Senior author Mohammad Asadi said the battery design could store 1 kWh/kg or more, four times more than current Li-ion batteries. Share this Story Share Researchers create room-temperature 1,000+ cycle solid-state Li-air battery on Facebook Share Researchers create room-temperature 1,000+ cycle solid-state Li-air battery on X primary for post 1056362139 UIC Engineering faculty win $2M grant to improve power grid transmission, security Mar 13, 2023 1:30 pm UIC College of Engineering faculty members Sudip K. Mazumder and Mohammad B. Shadmand believe these substations will detect power grid anomalies faster, and will better resist cyberattacks on the power grid. Share this Story Share UIC Engineering faculty win $2M grant to improve power grid transmission, security on Facebook Share UIC Engineering faculty win $2M grant to improve power grid transmission, security on X primary for post 1562294629 New 'biohybrid' machines weave electronics with living cells Mar 6, 2023 12:30 pm A long-time staple of science fiction, biohybrid tech now appears within reach. UIUC researchers are working towards creating these machines, made from both living and artificial parts, that can behave with similar dexterity to living creatures. Share this Story Share New 'biohybrid' machines weave electronics with living cells on Facebook Share New 'biohybrid' machines weave electronics with living cells on X primary for post 660970388 Engineering building first to go zero-energy on UIUC campus Feb 27, 2023 10:00 am The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) building on the north end of campus is the university’s first zero-energy-certified facility. All of the energy comes from solar panels on the roof and a solar farm in Savoy. Share this Story Share Engineering building first to go zero-energy on UIUC campus on Facebook Share Engineering building first to go zero-energy on UIUC campus on X primary for post 725671471 Edgar County to be pilot in rural broadband improvement project Feb 13, 2023 12:30 pm The project's goal is to get accurate data that can be used for designing opportunities to bring high-speed internet to all of rural Illinois. Share this Story Share Edgar County to be pilot in rural broadband improvement project on Facebook Share Edgar County to be pilot in rural broadband improvement project on X primary for post 1061849063 UIUC team transforms abandoned oil well into geothermal energy storage 'battery' Feb 6, 2023 11:45 am The researchers successfully turned an abandoned oil and gas well into a geothermal energy storage system, repurposing a once-polluting resource extraction site into what they say amounts to a green energy battery. Share this Story Share UIUC team transforms abandoned oil well into geothermal energy storage 'battery' on Facebook Share UIUC team transforms abandoned oil well into geothermal energy storage 'battery' on X