 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Article 1 to 10 out of 30 concerning University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
|
-
A new way forward for nanocomposite nanostructures
(03 Mar 2010)
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the University of Illinois — Urbana Champaign recently reported a new technique for directly writing composites of nanoparticles and polymers. Recent years have seen significant advances in the ...
-
New visible light photocatalyst kills bacteria, even after light turned off
(22 Jan 2010)
In the battle against bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a powerful new weapon – an enhanced photocatalytic disinfection process that uses visible light to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses, even in the dark. Based ...
-
Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials
(25 Nov 2009)
You can think of it as origami – very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling photolithography and a ...
-
Opto-electronic nose sniffs out toxic gases
(15 Sep 2009)
Imagine a polka-dotted postage stamp that can sniff out poisonous gases or deadly toxins simply by changing colors. As reported in Nature Chemistry, Kenneth Suslick and his team at the University of Illinois have developed an artificial nose for the ...
-
Ultrathin leds create new classes of lighting and display systems
(21 Aug 2009)
A new process for creating ultrathin, ultrasmall inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as see-through construction and ...
-
Advance toward an 'electronic tongue' with a taste for sweets
(19 Aug 2009)
In a new approach to an effective "electronic tongue" that mimics human taste, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of a small, inexpensive, lab-on-a-chip sensor that quickly and accurately identifies sweetness - one of the five primary ...
-
New method uses electrolyzed water for more efficient fuel production
(29 Jul 2009)
Using electrolyzed water rather than harsh chemicals could be a more effective and environmentally friendly method in the pretreatment of ethanol waste products to produce an acetone-butanol-ethanol fuel mix, according to research conducted at the ...
-
Rethinking Brownian motion with the 'Emperor's New Clothes'
(29 Jul 2009)
In the classic fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen uses the eyes of a child to challenge conventional wisdom and help others to see more clearly. In similar fashion, researchers at the University of Illinois have now ...
-
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells
(10 Jul 2009)
Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics and known to cause reproductive problems in the offspring of pregnant mice exposed to it, also has been found to retard the growth of follicles of adult mice and hinder their production of steroid ...
-
Unlike rubber bands, molecular bonds may not break faster when pulled
(19 Jun 2009)
From balloons to rubber bands, things always break faster when stretched. Or do they? University of Illinois scientists studying chemical bonds now have shown this isn't always the case, and their results may have profound implications for the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Top
