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Released: 22-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Speech Accessibility Project now sharing recordings, data
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to make automatic speech recognition technology more accessible to people with speech differences and disabilities, is now sharing some of its voice recordings and related data with universities, nonprofits and companies.

     
Released: 29-Mar-2024 5:35 PM EDT
During National CP Awareness Month, a voice recognition project recruits U.S., Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to train voice recognition technologies to understand people with diverse speech patterns and disabilities, is recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

     
Released: 12-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
During National CP Awareness Month, a voice recognition project recruits U.S., Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project, which aims to train voice recognition technologies to understand people with diverse speech patterns and disabilities, is recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

     
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Released: 4-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EST
New AI model draws treasure maps to diagnose disease
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Researchers at the Beckman Institute developed an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify tumors and diseases in medical images. The tool draws a map to explain each diagnosis, helping doctors follow its line of reasoning, check for accuracy, and explain the results to patients.

   
Released: 28-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Uncovering the connections between autism, sensory hypersensitivity
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Supported by a $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Auerbach Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will examine how different genes associated with autism spectrum disorders may similarly impact our brain’s neurons, resulting in heightened sensitivity to sounds.

   
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Released: 5-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Better together: Beckman imaging facilities share $3M Alzheimer’s research grant
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Beckman researchers and collaborators received $3 million from the U.S. National Institute on Aging to develop diagnostic tools and imaging agents for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

   
Released: 2-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Speech Accessibility Project begins recruiting people who have had a stroke
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project has begun recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults who have had a stroke.

   
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Released: 18-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Don’t look back: the aftermath of a distressing event is more memorable than the lead-up, study suggests
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A Beckman study led by Paul Bogdan and Florin and Sanda Dolcos suggests the moments that follow a distressing episode are more memorable than the moments leading up to it.

 
Released: 9-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Voice recognition project recruiting adults with cerebral palsy
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project is now recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with cerebral palsy.

     
Released: 5-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Speech Accessibility Project begins recruiting people with ALS
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project has expanded its recruitment and is inviting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to participate.

       
Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Illuminating the nanoscale: the forceful dance of light and heat
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology developed a microscope that visualizes the invisible forces exerted by light at the nanoscale. This groundbreaking tool reveals the intimate tango between light, force, and temperature with unprecedented detail and speed.

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Released: 5-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Bugscope: 25 years of thrills and chills
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Microscopy Suite at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology gets ready to celebrate 25 years of Bugscope. This free, web-based program focuses on science outreach and education by connecting classrooms with microscopists to explore insects under a high-powered microscope.

   
Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Infant brain activity predicts social flexibility, stress recovery in 1st year
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Through the Infant Development Project, researchers from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology in the Interdisciplinary Lab for Social Development explored how early brain activity relates to the flexibility of infants’ social interactions and their ability to recover from stress.

   
Released: 9-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Speech Accessibility Project now recruiting adults with Down syndrome
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project is now recruiting U.S. adults with Down syndrome. The project aims to make voice recognition technology more useful for people with diverse speech patterns and different disabilities.

   
Released: 6-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Lightening the load: Researchers develop autonomous electrochemistry robot
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Beckman researchers developed a cost-friendly, customizable, electrochemistry robot called the Electrolab to perform autonomous experiments in the laboratory. The Electrolab will be used to explore next-generation energy storage materials and chemical reactions that promote alternative and sustainable energy.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Microdroplets, macro results: Beckman researchers pursue Energy Earthshots
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Researchers at the Beckman Institute will conduct electrochemical reactions in microdroplets to produce clean hydrogen, sequester carbon dioxide, and store renewable energies like wind and solar inexpensively and sustainably. Their project, called DROPLETS, received $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science through its Energy Earthshots Initiative.

Newswise: Protein p53 regulates learning, memory, sociability in mice
22-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Protein p53 regulates learning, memory, sociability in mice
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have established the protein p53 as critical for regulating sociability, repetitive behavior, and hippocampus-related learning and memory in mice, illuminating the relationship between the protein-coding gene TP53 and neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Mix it, test it, create it: NSF funds automated polymer research instrument at the Beckman Institute
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois researchers received NSF funding to acquire a fully automated polymer analysis instrument to be housed at the Beckman Institute.

Newswise: $30 million NSF grant supports whole-cell modeling
Released: 7-Sep-2023 8:00 AM EDT
$30 million NSF grant supports whole-cell modeling
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Beckman researchers and collaborators received $30 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish the NSF Science and Technology Center for Quantitative Cell Biology.

Newswise: An antiracist approach to intelligence research: Q&A with LaTasha Holden
Released: 29-Aug-2023 1:05 AM EDT
An antiracist approach to intelligence research: Q&A with LaTasha Holden
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Traditional perceptions of intelligence may have created unfair limitations for students, especially those from historically marginalized communities. Beckman researcher and psychology professor LaTasha Holden believes that changing our fundamental understanding of what intelligence is can help develop antiracist practices and build a more equitable society.

Newswise: Speech Accessibility Project recruiting people with Parkinson’s
21-Aug-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Speech Accessibility Project recruiting people with Parkinson’s
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Speech Accessibility Project is almost halfway through its first phase of gathering voice recordings from people with Parkinson’s. Project participant and Parkinson's advocate Ethan Henderson can comment.

Newswise: Let’s see some ID: simulated molecular bouncer helps track protein movement across the nuclear membrane
Released: 13-Jul-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Let’s see some ID: simulated molecular bouncer helps track protein movement across the nuclear membrane
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If the human cell is a nightclub, then the nucleus is a VIP lounge fiercely maintained by the nuclear pore complex. By modeling a dynamic simulation of the NPC, Beckman physicists have theorized as to why some proteins enter the nucleus more readily than others.

   
Newswise: Don't wait, desalinate: new water purification system cuts cost, energy expenses
Released: 26-Jun-2023 11:45 AM EDT
Don't wait, desalinate: new water purification system cuts cost, energy expenses
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A water purification system created by researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology separates salt and unnecessary particles with an electrified version of dialysis. Successfully applied to wastewater, the method saves money and saps 90% less energy than its counterparts.


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