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Genetic base editing treats Huntington’s disease in mice
A new gene editing tool to treat Huntington’s disease was successfully demonstrated in mice.
New 3D thermal cloak hides objects from heat in any direction
U. of I. engineers introduce a three-dimensional thermal cloak. Instead of blocking heat, it carefully guides it around the object being hidden.
Scrubbing bubbles: Microparticles clean wounds, surgical instruments with tiny bubbles
Illinois researchers developed bubble-generating microparticles to clean tenacious biofilms from surgical instruments and infected wounds.
New electrochemical device targets climate change by sucking CO2 out of air
Engineers developed a device that pulls CO2 from the air using a process similar to charging and discharging a battery.
New study provides rule of thumb to estimate land sustainability in river deltas
A new study finds that the well-established Hack’s law may help engineers control water flow and reduce flood risks along river deltas.
More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds
Higher levels of the structural proteins collagen and fibrin around a tumor counterintuitively make the tissue softer — the opposite of conventional thinking.
New MRI technology provides a comprehensive view of the human brain
New MRI technology can map multiple biomarkers with one scan, giving a more complete picture of the brain and disease.
Microbial assembly line makes plastic upcycling programmable
Scientists have built a microbe-driven upcycling pipeline that converts plastic waste into a variety of useful products.
Illinois team tests the costs, benefits of agrivoltaics across the Midwest
A new study examines the agricultural and economic trade-offs that come with installing solar arrays on working farms across the Midwest.
New water-treatment system removes nitrogen, phosphorus from farm tile drainage
Scientists have developed a system to reduce levels of nitrogen and phosphorus that flow through farm tile drains and pollute the environment.
Grasshopper wing structure inspires design of gliding robot wings
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A collaboration between Princeton University engineers and entomologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began with the researchers chasing grasshoppers in a hot parking lot. Their eventual focus on the hindwings of one species of grasshopper, Schistocerca americana, the American grasshopper, is inspiring a new approach to untethered gliding flight. The scientists […]
New computer simulation could light the way to safer cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals
New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may still have pharmaceutical value if researchers could nail down the causes of those side effects. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign used deep learning and large-scale computer simulations to identify structural differences in synthetic cannabinoid molecules that cause them to bind to human brain receptors differently from classical cannabinoids.