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Halogen bonding for selective electrochemical separation, path to sustainable chemical processing demonstrated

With a new polymer that only attracts certain substances from solutions when electrically activated, researchers have taken a major step towards sustainable chemical separation.
14-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

$1M NSF ADVANCE project to promote equity for STEM faculty at Illinois

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...
13-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Increasing solid-state electrolyte conductivity and stability using helical structure

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.
9-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Defect engineering leads to designer catalyst for production of green hydrogen

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...
7-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Clean Energy Systems: Transitioning to a sustainable future

Grainger engineers are leaders in the efforts to develop the energy systems needed to achieve a cleaner, carbon-free world.
31-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Grainger Engineers to lead Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, shape the future of quantum computing

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.
30-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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DeMarco and Johnson join Governor Pritzker to announce the Illinois DARPA Quantum Proving Ground

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...
23-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Moving from the visible to the infrared: developing high quality nanocrystals

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...
10-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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