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New light-emitting transistor could revolutionize electronics industry
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Put the inventor of the light-emitting diode and the maker of the world’s fastest transistor together in a research laboratory and what kinds of bright ideas might surface? One answer is a light-emitting transistor that could revolutionize the electronics industry. Professors Nick Holonyak Jr. and Milton Feng at the University of Illinois […]
Five Illinois professors elected as 2003 AAAS Fellows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Five University of Illinois researchers – Ilesanmi Adesida, Craig M. Bethke, Keh-Yung (Norman) Cheng, Jeffrey S. Moore and Robert J. Novak – are among 348 scientists elected as 2003 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The new fellows will be formally recognized Feb. 14 for their contributions that […]
John W. Erdman elected to Institute of Medicine of National Academies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – John W. Erdman Jr., a professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was elected today to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Erdman was among 65 newly elected U.S. members, who are chosen based on their major contributions to the advancement of medical sciences, health care and […]
Distinguished NASA scientist to present public talk
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – David Morrison, a senior scientist at the NASA Astrobiology Institute, will present the sixth talk in the department of astronomy’s Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lectureship at 4 p.m. Nov. 5 in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana. The talk, “Cosmic Collisions: How Astronomers are Saving the World,” is free and open […]
National Science Foundation funds new nanoscale research center at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create a nanoscale science and engineering center with an emphasis on nanomanufacturing. The grant will provide $12.5 million in funding over five years, with the possibility of a five-year renewal. The Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing […]
Illinois professor wins Nobel Prize in physics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Anthony J. Leggett, a world leader in the theory of low-temperature physics and a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in physics. He shares the prize with Alexei A. Abrikosov of Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Ill., and Vitaly L. Ginzburg of […]
Illinois professor wins Packard Fellowship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Scott K. Silverman, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is among 16 U.S. researchers named 2003 Packard Fellows in natural sciences by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He will receive $625,000 during the next five years to enhance his research efforts. Silverman, 31, joined the Illinois […]
Illinois professor wins Nobel Prize
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Paul C. Lauterbur, a pioneer in the development of magnetic resonance imaging and a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He shares the prize with Sir Peter Mansfield of the University of Nottingham in England. Mansfield was a […]
Carl Woese receives the Crafoord Prize
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Microbiologist Carl R. Woese formally accepted the $500,000 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Sweden. The king of Sweden presented the prize to Woese on Sept. 24. The annual prize marks accomplishments in scientific fields not covered by the Nobel Prizes in science, which the academy […]
Researchers join federal center to study infectious disease
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Nine scientists of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are part of a newly created, federally funded Midwestern Regional Center of Excellence to be based at the University of Chicago. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the selection of eight regional centers, which will be funded through the […]
Emerald ash borer poses threat to trees in Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A half-inch-long beetle known as the emerald ash borer, which is devastating ash trees in Michigan, poses a serious threat to Illinois, says an entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Officials fear that beetle-infested firewood could be accidentally transported into the state. “This is a very, very dangerous pest of […]
Supersweet Sweet Corn: 50 Years in the Making
Fifty years ago, sweet corn wasn’t all that sweet and had a short shelf-life, which made it difficult for grocery stores to stock it. As a result of the persistence of some UI corn researchers, today’s sweet corn not only lives up to its name in taste, it maintains its high quality for more than […]