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A novel microscopy technique—fluctuation transmission electron microscopy—allowed researchers at Illinois to detect subcritical nuclei in a glassy material, the first such measurements of the earliest stages of crystallization.

Mating man and machine may be closer than we think. As an extension of their earlier work with flexible, bendable, and stretchable electronics, an Illinois team, in collaboration with researchers at Tufts University, have developed a new class of implantable biomedical devices based on ultrathin, ultrasmall silicon electronic devices mounted on silk substrates that completely resorb inside the body over time.

The relationship between fuel consumption and driving routes is an area of interest for many scientific researchers around the world. With gas prices trending up and carbon emissions concerns on the rise, many drivers may be asking themselves, “Is there a way to decrease the amount of fuel my car is consuming?” 

While Robert Horst (MS 1978, Electrical Engineering; PhD 1991, Computer Science) was in high school, he suffered a knee injury that required three surgeries to fix. He endured a long healing process, and the primitive rehabilitation technology used frustrated him. So he decided to do something about it.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded Brian Cunningham, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and Richard Zangar of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory a grant to fund the development of diagnostics that can detect the presence of cancer in the human blood stream.