NewsReimagining Electron Microscopyby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringBringing high-end resolution to lower-cost microscopes
NewsResearchers Dynamically Tune Friction in Grapheneby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringThe work can help provide dynamic control of friction while reducing wear of sliding surfaces
NewsStabilizing Precipitate Growth at Grain Boundaries in Alloysby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringThis new approach could be applied to material systems where transport of species plays a role, like in batteries
News67-Year-Old Prediction of Massless, Neutral Composite Particle, Confirmedby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringThis serendipitous discovery came about while studying strontium ruthenate for an unrelated reason
NewsResearchers Illuminate Resilience of US Food Supply Chainsby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringAuthors take a security perspective regarding growing threats such as climate change and extreme weather events
NewsGenerative AI ‘Fools’ Scientists with Artificial Databy University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringThe same AI technology used to mimic human art can now synthesize artificial scientific data
NewsDART Successfully Deflected the Orbit of an Asteroid, but by How Much?by University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringThe momentum transferred to the asteroid was greater than expected but more tests are needed to refine the results
NewsA Biology-Inspired Model Opens the Door to Soft Robot Controlby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringFirst of its kind model provides a framework for design and control of future soft robots
NewsScientists Crack Upcycling Plastics to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissionsby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringProcess transforms polyethylene waste into polypropylene for reuse
NewsScientists Turn a Nanowire with Exotic Currents into a Probe for Magnetismby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringTeam added a samarium hexaboride nanowire to the tip of their scanning tunneling microscope