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‘Alien Arthropods!’ invade 19th annual Insect Fear Film Festival on Feb. 9
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Millions of alien invaders live in the United States, and a select bunch of them cause an estimated $20 billion in damage each year. These are not repulsive life-threatening beings from Mars and beyond; rather they are insects and other arthropods, some barely distinguished from homegrown varieties. Some of these aliens will star […]
Sickle cell researcher to talk about finding a cure Jan. 31
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Dr. William A. Eaton, the chief of the Laboratory of Chemical Physics at the National Institutes of Health, will give a public lecture, “Searching for a Cure of Sickle Cell Disease,” Jan. 31 (Thursday) beginning at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 405 N. Mathews […]
Baym wins Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Gordon A. Baym, Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2002 recipient of the Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society. The prize, which recognizes Baym for “superb synthesis of fundamental concepts which have provided an understanding of matter at extreme […]
Rauchfuss to receive the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Thomas B. Rauchfuss, professor of chemistry and director of the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the 2002 recipient of the ACS Award in Inorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society. The award, which recognizes Rauchfuss for his outstanding research in the preparation, properties and reactions […]
Evidence of carbon-silicon compound found in living colony of diatoms
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Evidence of a carbon-silicon compound found in a living colony of diatoms could lead to a variety of beneficial applications, from low-cost synthesis of high-performance materials to therapeutic treatments for osteoporosis. Silicon forms the backbone of the semiconductor industry and is essential for many plants and animals. Silicon deprivation causes reduced yield in […]
Nanotube ‘peapods’ have tunable electronic properties, scientists say
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. First came fullerenes, those cage-like molecules of 60 carbon atoms bound in a ball. Then came long, thin soda straws of carbon atoms called nanotubes. Now there are fullerenes nested within nanotubes, like so many peas in a pod. Scientists recently discovered that these nanoscopic peapods the latest class of nanomaterials created by […]
Huang elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Thomas S. Huang, the William L. Everitt Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The academy is China’s most prestigious academic and advisory institution in […]
Engineered strategies to mitigate global warming could influence biosphere
Engineered strategies to mitigate global warming could influence biosphere James E. Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor (217) 244-1073; kloeppel@illinois.edu 12/12/2001 SAN FRANCISCO Blocking the sun may not be such a cool way of counteracting climate change, scientists at the University of Illinois say. Potential effects upon the biosphere could be important to agriculture and forest production, […]
New crash analysis system helps investigators target main cause of airplane accidents
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A new crash analysis system is helping accident investigators shed more light on the main causal factor of aviation accidents: human error. The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) developed by Douglas A. Wiegmann, a professor in the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation, and Scott A. Shappell of the Federal Aviation […]
AAAS Fellows elected
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Four University of Illinois researchers Paul D. Coleman, Richard I. Gumport, Jean-Pierre Leburton and Bruce R. Schatz are among 288 scientists elected as 2001 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Fellowship recognizes “efforts toward advancing science or fostering applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished,” according to the […]
Efficient fertilizer use could benefit river without hurting crop yields
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A computational study on nitrogen inputs to the Mississippi River Basin from the 1950s to the 1990s suggests that better use of the fertilizer such as not over-applying it could substantially reduce the amount of nitrates flowing down river without compromising crop yields. The study, appearing in the Nov. 8 issue of the […]
New UI center to study effects of exposure to toxicants in fish
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine is home to a new federally funded center that will study the effects of exposure to toxicants in fish being eaten in large quantities by Laotian and Hmong refugees in Green Bay and Appleton, Wis. Researchers from five institutions will work in the UI-based consortium, […]