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Title: 3-D printing could lead to tiny medical implants, electronics, robots, more

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3-D printing now can be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields from medicine to communications, including many that have lingered on lab benches for lack of a battery small enough to fit the device, yet providing enough stored energy to power it.

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Title: Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program adds new projects

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In spring 2012, the College of Engineering initiated the Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program (SIIP). The $1 million-a-year program funded by the College provides faculty incentives for major overhauls of the most challenging classes, not only to make them more enjoyable for both faculty and students, but give those students a better chance of success.

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Title: Arnab Mukherjee advancing research in antibiotic resistance, protein imaging

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Arnab Mukherjee, a finalist for the 2013 Lemelson Illinois award, has demonstrated his versatility and interdisciplinary prowess as both a student and researcher at the University of Illinois.

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