Using engineering design methods, researchers model custom bone replacement implants for facial reconstruction surgery. Full story
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A researcher at the UI is developing a floating oil skimmer that removes oil from the surface of water more efficiently than existing skimmers and, when it becomes available, could help clean up oil spills such as the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
What’s the bottom line for consumers if Congress approves a mammoth, 2,300-page bill hailed as the most sweeping reform of the nation’s financial system since the Great Depression?
Businesses make an impression when they sing “Happy Birthday” to customers or cook up entrees right at diners’ tables, but the impression’s not always a good one, new research led by a University of Illinois marketing expert has found.
Walking. It’s safe, simple, doesn’t require practice or special equipment, and it’s good for you, too. Staff members at the UI Wellness Center hope a new program will help faculty and staff members and students take advantage of the campus’s many pathways and sidewalks and walk their way to better health.
The evolution of a tornado and the inner workings of a living cell will be at the center of some of the challenging research UI professors will tackle using the world’s most powerful supercomputer next year.
Business touches virtually every line of work, from high-stakes dealing on Wall Street to managing payroll and supplies for local street-repair crews. A new book co-written by aUI expert provides a wide-ranging overview of the business world, offering quick-read lessons to guide people looking for a crash course as well as those who just need to brush up.
World hunger is often seen as the result of overpopulation, bad geography or natural or human-made disasters. But a new book, “The Atlas of World Hunger,” reveals that the contours and causes of hunger are more complex – and in some ways more easily addressed – than those old assumptions suggest.
