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Rivers on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, resemble those on earth
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Recent evidence from the Huygens Probe of the Cassini Mission suggests that Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn, is a world where rivers of liquid methane sculpt channels in continents of ice. Surface images even show gravel-sized pieces of water ice that resemble rounded stones lying in a dry riverbed on Earth. […]
Researchers solve one mystery of high-temperature superconductors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – An experimental mystery – the origin of the insulating state in a class of materials known as doped Mott insulators – has been solved by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The solution helps explain the bizarre behavior of doped Mott insulators, such as high-temperature copper-oxide superconductors. In a paper […]
U. of I. professor recognized by Scientific American magazine
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – John Rogers, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named to the 2005 Scientific American 50, a list of people and organizations whose contributions to science and technology are recognized by Scientific American, the nation’s premier science magazine. Rogers, who is also a […]
Six professors at Illinois elected as 2005 AAAS Fellows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Six faculty members of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been awarded the distinction of AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science: David F. Clayton, Evan H. DeLucia, Dana D. Dlott, Ravishankar K. Iyer, Deborah E. Leckband and Lawrence B. Schook. Election as a fellow is an […]
Proofreading and error-correction in nanomaterials inspired by nature
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Mimicking nature, a procedure developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign can find and correct defects in self-assembled nanomaterials. The new proofreading and error-removal process is based on catalytic DNA and represents a paradigm shift in nanoscale science and engineering. Despite much progress made in the self-assembly of nanomaterials, […]
Beneficial effects of no-till farming depend upon future climate change
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – By storing carbon in their fields through no-till farming practice, farmers can help countries meet targeted reductions in atmospheric carbon dioxide and reduce the harmful effects of global warming. Growing plants take carbon dioxide from the air and store it as carbon in their tissues. Most of this carbon is returned to […]
Shredded tires a cheap, environmentally friendly way to cover landfills
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Placing shredded tires on top of – rather than in – landfills can save money and benefit the environment, researchers from the University of Illinois say. Timothy Stark, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Krishna Reddy, a professor of civil engineering at the […]
Room-temperature transistor laser is step closer to commercialization
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated the room-temperature operation of a heterojunction bipolar transistor laser, moving it an important step closer to commercialization. The scientists describe their work in the Sept. 26 issue of the journal Applied Physics Letters. “We have shown that the transistor laser, even in […]
U. of I. chemistry professor wins $500,000 MacArthur Fellow Award
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Todd Martinez, a theoretical chemist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named a 2005 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Martinez is among 25 individuals who will each receive $500,000 in “no strings attached” support over the next five years. MacArthur Fellows are selected […]
Climate change will affect carbon sequestration in oceans, model shows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – An Earth System model developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign indicates that the best location to store carbon dioxide in the deep ocean will change with climate change. The direct injection of carbon dioxide deep into the ocean has been suggested as one method to help control rising […]
New techniques study the brain’s chemistry, neuron by neuron
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The human brain is composed of billions of cells, each a separate entity that communicates with others. The chemical interaction of those cells determines personality, controls behavior and encodes memory; but much remains to be understood. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed tools for studying the chemistry of […]
Earth’s core rotates faster than its crust, scientists say
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Scientists have ended a 9-year-old debate by proving that Earth’s core rotates faster than its surface, by about 0.3 to 0.5 degree per year. “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof,” said Xiaodong Song, a professor of geology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and corresponding author of a paper to appear in […]