Latest news from University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/a-new-milestone-in-the-study-of-octopus-arms/?sc=rsin /articles/a-new-milestone-in-the-study-of-octopus-arms/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:00:14 EST Newly published research by Grainger Engineers in Mechanical Science and Engineering describes an unprecedented computational model that captures the intricate muscular architecture of an octopus arm. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/using-multimode-propulsion-for-more-efficient-trips-in-space/?sc=rsin /articles/using-multimode-propulsion-for-more-efficient-trips-in-space/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:40:57 EST Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explore how a multimode propulsion system that integrates both a chemical high-thrust mode and an electric low-thrust mode--while using the same propellant--can succeed. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/ordered-defects-may-be-key-for-solution-deposited-semiconductors/?sc=rsin /articles/ordered-defects-may-be-key-for-solution-deposited-semiconductors/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:05:57 EST A new solution deposition process for semiconductors yields high-performing transistors by introducing more defects, counterintuitively. Researchers used these devices to construct high-speed logic circuits and an operational high-resolution inorganic LED display. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/deepspace-design-tool-takes-a-concept-to-a-multitude-of-configurations/?sc=rsin /articles/deepspace-design-tool-takes-a-concept-to-a-multitude-of-configurations/?sc=rsin Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:05:43 EST The new design software developed by an aerospace engineer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign takes your concept and requirements and rapidly generates design configurations from conventional to out-of-this-world, including a 3D CAD model and performance evaluations. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/thermal-effects-in-spintronics-systematically-assessed-for-first-time/?sc=rsin /articles/thermal-effects-in-spintronics-systematically-assessed-for-first-time/?sc=rsin Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:05:27 EST A new experimental technique, reported by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the journal APL Materials, directly measures heating in spintronic devices, allowing direct comparison to other effects. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/vishveshwara-seamlessly-weaves-science-and-art-together/?sc=rsin /articles/vishveshwara-seamlessly-weaves-science-and-art-together/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:05:18 EST Her father was a renowned physicist who studied black holes, and her mother is a prominent molecular biophysicist. You could say that physics is in her DNA. But physics isn't the only thing in Illinois Grainger Engineering professor Smitha Vishveshwara's blood; so are the arts. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/controlling-molecular-electronics-with-rigid-ladder-like-molecules/?sc=rsin /articles/controlling-molecular-electronics-with-rigid-ladder-like-molecules/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:05:34 EST University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers report a unique strategy for controlling molecular conductance by using molecules with rigid backbones--such as ladder-type molecules, known as being shape-persistent. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/using-machine-learning-to-speed-up-simulations-of-irregularly-shaped-particles/?sc=rsin /articles/using-machine-learning-to-speed-up-simulations-of-irregularly-shaped-particles/?sc=rsin Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:05:32 EST Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have trained neural networks to predict interactions between irregularly shaped particles to accelerate molecular dynamics simulations. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/arpa-h-project-to-pioneer-rapid-manufacturing-of-tumor-models/?sc=rsin /articles/arpa-h-project-to-pioneer-rapid-manufacturing-of-tumor-models/?sc=rsin Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:05:18 EST Advanced imaging and AI will power the manufacture of any cancer at the push of a button. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/halogen-bonding-for-selective-electrochemical-separation-path-to-sustainable-chemical-processing-demonstrated/?sc=rsin /articles/halogen-bonding-for-selective-electrochemical-separation-path-to-sustainable-chemical-processing-demonstrated/?sc=rsin Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:05:40 EST With a new polymer that only attracts certain substances from solutions when electrically activated, researchers have taken a major step towards sustainable chemical separation. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/1m-nsf-advance-project-to-promote-equity-for-stem-faculty-at-illinois/?sc=rsin /articles/1m-nsf-advance-project-to-promote-equity-for-stem-faculty-at-illinois/?sc=rsin Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:05:36 EST The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has won a three-year, $1 million ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to mitigate barriers that impede the advancement of underrepresented STEM faculty across the Urbana-Champaign campus. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/increasing-solid-state-electrolyte-conductivity-and-stability-using-helical-structure/?sc=rsin /articles/increasing-solid-state-electrolyte-conductivity-and-stability-using-helical-structure/?sc=rsin Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:05:23 EST Materials science and engineering researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found that the helical structure shows greatly enhanced conductivity compared to the "random coil" counterparts. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/defect-engineering-leads-to-designer-catalyst-for-production-of-green-hydrogen2/?sc=rsin /articles/defect-engineering-leads-to-designer-catalyst-for-production-of-green-hydrogen2/?sc=rsin Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:05:43 EST Efficient technology for splitting the hydrogen-oxygen bond in water could be the key to producing low-cost, green hydrogen for energy storage at an industrial scale. Green hydrogen is expected to play a significant role in achieving the target of net zero carbon dioxide emissions. In a new study, an interdisciplinary group of researchers have identified a way to use "defect engineering" to significantly boost catalytic efficiency, taking science one step closer to sustainable, green hydrogen production. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/clean-energy-systems-transitioning-to-a-sustainable-future/?sc=rsin /articles/clean-energy-systems-transitioning-to-a-sustainable-future/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:05:16 EST Grainger engineers are leaders in the efforts to develop the energy systems needed to achieve a cleaner, carbon-free world. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/grainger-engineers-to-lead-illinois-quantum-and-microelectronics-park-shape-the-future-of-quantum-computing/?sc=rsin /articles/grainger-engineers-to-lead-illinois-quantum-and-microelectronics-park-shape-the-future-of-quantum-computing/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:05:33 EST Today, The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign joined other partners from around the state in officially announcing its leadership role in the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/demarco-and-johnson-join-governor-pritzker-to-announce-the-illinois-darpa-quantum-proving-ground/?sc=rsin /articles/demarco-and-johnson-join-governor-pritzker-to-announce-the-illinois-darpa-quantum-proving-ground/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:05:48 EST Illinois Grainger Engineering physics professor Brian DeMarco stood on stage in Chicago on Tuesday when Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the new federal- and state-funded Quantum Proving Ground (QPG), which promises to combine scientific rigor with industry and academic expertise to design the future of quantum computing. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/moving-from-the-visible-to-the-infrared-developing-high-quality-nanocrystals/?sc=rsin /articles/moving-from-the-visible-to-the-infrared-developing-high-quality-nanocrystals/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:05:30 EST Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging. These semiconductor nanocrystals are so small--on the order of nanometers--that their properties, such as color, are size dependent, and they start to exhibit quantum properties. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/simulating-blood-flow-dynamics-for-improved-nanoparticle-drug-delivery/?sc=rsin /articles/simulating-blood-flow-dynamics-for-improved-nanoparticle-drug-delivery/?sc=rsin Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:05:34 EST Despite gaining a bad rap in mainstream media in recent years, nanoparticles have been successfully used for decades in targeted drug delivery systems. Drug molecules can be encapsulated within biodegradable nanoparticles to be delivered to specific cells or diseased tissues. University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/illinois-grainger-engineering-expert-available-disinformation-impacting-elections-and-international-conflicts/?sc=rsin /articles/illinois-grainger-engineering-expert-available-disinformation-impacting-elections-and-international-conflicts/?sc=rsin Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:05:18 EST University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering /articles/illinois-grainger-engineering-expert-available-to-speak-on-boeing-s-starliner-flight/?sc=rsin /articles/illinois-grainger-engineering-expert-available-to-speak-on-boeing-s-starliner-flight/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:05:43 EST University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering