Beckman Institute News

Beckman Institute's New Nano-CT Will Be First for Use by Illinois Researchers

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT

Within a few months researchers from the University of Illinois will get an opportunity unavailable to faculty members on any other campus - the chance to use x-ray microscopy instruments at the Beckman Institute that are unmatched in their imaging power.

Pena-Mora New Faculty Member at Beckman

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT

Feniosky Peña-Mora from the Department of Civil Engineering is a new faculty member in the Artificial Intelligence group at the Beckman Institute.

Hsu's Research Efforts Featured in Science

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:00:00 CDT

U of I News Bureau -- Beckman Fellow Ming Hsu has a paper appearing in Science that highlights his study of moral decision-making. Hsu's work is also featured in the current issue of Synergy.

Watkin Developing "Smart Helmets" for Injury Detection

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT

News-Gazette -- The work of Beckman Institute researcher Kenneth Watkin is profiled in the News-Gazette. Watkin is collaborating on a project that is developing "smart helmets" that can sense brain injuries.

The Brain and Behavior

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT

The Boston Globe -- "The clarity of how the brain controls behaviors is shown in sharp relief in songbirds," says David Clayton, a Beckman researcher and professor of cell and developmental biology at Illinois.

Exhibition Features Designs for the Disabled

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT

U of I News Bureau -- A current campus exhibition of designs and prototypes created with and for students with disabilities highlights the empathic design approach of Deana McDonagh, a Beckman Institute researcher and Professor of Industrial Design.

Copper Nanowires Grown by New Process Create Long-lasting Displays

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:15:00 CDT

U of I News Bureau -- A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois including Beckman affiliate Kyekyoon (Kevin) Kim. The copper nanowires could serve as interconnects in electronic device fabrication and as electron emitters in a television-like, very thin flat-panel display known as a field-emission display.

Moore Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:00:00 CDT

U of I News Bureau -- Beckman Institute researcher Jeffrey Moore has earned the prestigious honor of election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, along with University of Illinois Chancellor Richard Herman and other luminaries from the arts, academia, and government. Moore, a faculty member in the Autonomous Materials Systems group, will be honored at a ceremony on Oct. 11 at the academy's headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.

Bending Light

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT

New Scientist -- Beckman researcher and U. of I. materials science and engineering professor Paul Braun has created 3-D optical waveguides out of photonic crystals that should make possible to trap light, slow it down and bend it around sharp corners, without fear of it escaping.

Silicon Circuits That Fold and Stretch

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT

Chemical & Engineering News -- "The notion that silicon cannot be used in such applications because it is intrinsically brittle and rigid has been tossed out the window," says John Rogers, a Beckman researcher and materials science professor at Illinois.