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Manipulating atoms to make better superconductors

Mar 2, 2020 2:30 pm

A new study by UIC researchers shows that it is possible to manipulate individual atoms so that they begin working in a collective pattern that has the potential to become superconducting at higher temperatures. More...

Gov. Pritzker announces funding for UIS Innovation Center

Feb 12, 2020 10:15 am

The UIS Innovation Center will receive $15 million in state funds as part of the $500 million appropriation for the Illinois Innovation Network and the Discovery Partners Institute.

Dozens of potential new antibiotics discovered with free online app

Nov 18, 2019 10:15 am

A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign team developed a web app that can identify drug compounds that will accumulate in Gram-negative bacteria. More...

UIS senior breaking the wall of nutrient pollution

Nov 14, 2019 2:30 pm

A UIS senior chemistry student was named "Young Innovator of the Year" at the Illinois Falling Walls Lab competition and presented her work at the international competition. More...

Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source

Nov 1, 2019 5:30 am

A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic and genetic information to help authorities quickly identify where the confiscated tusks of African elephants were originally poached. More...

Human reflexes keep two-legged robot upright

Oct 30, 2019 1:00 pm

Urbana mechanical science and engineering professor João Ramos developed a human-operated robot which relies on human reflexes to remain upright during locomotion. More...

Antibody-based drops show promise for treating dry eye disease

Oct 11, 2019 2:30 pm

Researchers at UIC found that patients with dry eye disease experienced reduced signs and symptoms of the condition in response to a new eye drop treatment that targets ACPAs. More...

Fully rechargeable carbon dioxide battery

Sep 25, 2019 2:30 pm

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to show that lithium-carbon dioxide batteries can be designed to operate in a fully rechargeable manner. More...

New generation of biobots developed

Sep 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light – bringing mechanical engineering one step closer to developing autonomous biobots. More...

UIC opens three new health care simulation centers

Sep 13, 2019 2:30 pm

This fall, UIC celebrates the opening of three health care simulation centers, run individually by the university’s College of Medicine, College of Nursing and College of Pharmacy. More...

New volcanic eruption forecasting technique

Sep 10, 2019 7:00 am

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign geologists are part of a team that has developed new computer models to help researchers better forecast volcanic eruptions. More...

New technique to de-ice surfaces in seconds

Sep 3, 2019 12:00 pm

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign collaborated with Kyushu University researchers to develop a system that can de-ice surfaces in seconds. More...

Hich-tech gel aids delivery of drugs

Aug 28, 2019 2:30 pm

Eben Alsberg, UIC, and colleagues report on a hydrogel-based carrier that can deliver small interfering RNA molucules directly to where they are needed. More...

Printing flattens polymers, improves conductivity

Aug 9, 2019 12:00 pm

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found a way to use polymer printing to stretch and flatten twisted molecules so that they conduct electricity better. More...

Using AI to improve airline pricing

Aug 1, 2019 12:15 pm

Researchers are using artificial intelligence to help airlines price ancillary services such as checked bags and seat reservations in a way that is beneficial to customers’ budget and privacy, as well as to the airline industry’s bottom line. More...

Imaging of exotic quantum particles

Jul 29, 2019 11:00 am

Researchers at UIC, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Hamburg, have imaged an exotic quantum particle that can be used as a building block for future qubits and eventually the realization of quantum computers. More...

New UIC Engineering Innovation Building

Jul 22, 2019 12:00 pm

UIC's new 57,500-square-foot building will add depth and breadth to the university’s expanding engineering footprint. It will house engineers investigating phenomena on a scale from the very large to the exceedingly small. More...

Robotic pancreas transplant offers hope

Jul 10, 2019 11:45 am

Surgeons at UI Health have demonstrated that obese patients with Type 1 diabetes can safely receive a pancreas transplant when the surgery is performed robotically. More...

Potential new cystic fibrosis treatment

Mar 30, 2019 12:15 pm

An approved drug normally used to treat fungal infections could also do the job of a protein channel that is missing or defective in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, operating as a prosthesis on the molecular scale. More...

Lithium-air batteries

Feb 15, 2019 9:30 am

Lithium-air batteries, according to UIC researchers, could be even more efficient and provide more charge with the incorporation of advanced catalysts made from two-dimensional materials. More...

Control of soft-molecule synthesis

Jan 24, 2019 9:30 am

By gaining control over shape, size and composition during synthetic molecule assembly, researchers can begin to probe how these factors influence the function of soft materials. Finding these answers could help advance virology, drug delivery development and the creation of new materials. More...

Tunnelbot on Juipiter's moon

Jan 24, 2019 9:00 am

Researchers at the Unviersity of Illinois at Chicago, part of a NASA team of scientists, presented a nuclear-powered tunnelbot solution to drill below the icy surface of Europa, Jupiter's moon, for possible evidence of life. More...

Drug catalyst developed

Jan 23, 2019 12:00 pm

A University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign team of researchers has developed a new manganese-based catalyst that can change the structure of druglike molecules to make new drugs, advancing the pace and efficiency of drug development. More...

Virtual Archaeology

Nov 14, 2018 8:30 am

A team at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is designing Virtual Archaeology, a classroom and laboratory course that will allow students to experience an archaeology field dig without leaving campus. More...

Deep Learning & Visualization

Oct 24, 2018 8:30 am

UIC has received a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a state-of-the-art computing platform that will enable faculty and students to apply more sophisticated models to large-scale problems. More...

Turning water into fuel

Oct 16, 2018 10:45 am

A team of chemical and biomolecular engineering researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new material that helps split water molecules for hydrogen fuel production. More...

Hybrid air-conditioning system

Oct 16, 2018 10:15 am

NETenergy, a clean tech startup company based on technology developed and licensed by UIC, will commercialize its unique hybrid, super-efficient air-conditioning system with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. More...

Innovate Springfield hub

Oct 16, 2018 10:00 am

Innovate Springfield, a downtown Springfield innovation and business incubator, has become part of the University of Illinois at Springfield under an agreement aimed at expanding economic growth, entrepreneurship opportunities and social progress in the capital city. More...

Shrimp-inspired camera

Jul 21, 2018 2:45 pm

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign electrical and computer engineering professor Viktor Gruev led a study demonstrating underwater global positioning made possible by a bio-inspired camera that mimics the eyes of a mantis shrimp. More...

Robert Klie, Mohammad Asadi, Amin Salehi-Khojin and Fatemeh Khalili.

True lithium-air battery

Jul 20, 2018 2:00 pm

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at Argonne National Laboratory have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural air environment and still functioned after a record-breaking 750 charge/discharge cycles. More...

Good News Now

Jul 19, 2018 3:00 pm

While attending the University of Illinois at Springfield, Miranda Mogle came up with the concept for a new computer application called Good News Now, a news content aggregator that screens out unpleasant news stories providing consumers with only positive news. More...

Prosthetic arms provide sensory feedback

Jul 18, 2018 3:00 pm

Aadeel Akhtar, an M.D./Ph.D. student at Illinois, developed a control algorithm to give prosthetic arm users reliable sensory feedback. More...

Advanced microscopy technique

Jul 17, 2018 3:00 pm

A new microscopy technique developed at the University of Illinois at Chicago allows researchers to visualize liquids at the nanoscale level — about 10 times more resolution than with traditional transmission electron microscopy — for the first time. More...

VR to help prepare for life after prison

Jul 16, 2018 3:00 pm

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign design students created immersive reality scenarios to help people who are soon to be released from prison meet certain challenges, such as learning to pay at the pump for gas. More...

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