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The National Institutes of Health awarded a grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to fund the development of diagnostic tests on bodily fluids.

Plaque unveiled at MNTL in honor of Professor Nick Holonyak

On September 18, 2009, a ceremony was held at the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory to unveil a plaque honoring ECE/MNTL Professor Nick Holonyak Jr.

Li receives DARPA Young Faculty Award

ECE Assistant Professor and MNTL Resident Faculty Member Xiuling Li is a recipient of a Young Faculty Award from DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Researchers from MRL & MNTL team up to demonstrate ultra-thin LEDs on flexible substrates

"Our goal is to marry some of the advantages of inorganic LED technology with the scalability, ease of processing and resolution of organic LEDs," said John Rogers.

Gilbert works to power the future

Matthew Gilbert is researching the Bose-Einstein condensation effect, a phenomenon that one day could change the future of devices like the iPhone.

Featured Expert: Kent Choquette

My expertise is in photonics, optoelectronics, and semiconductor lasers.

Goddard receives Presidential Early Career Award

Goddard is one of 100 beginning researchers who received the award, the highest honor given to young researchers by the U.S. government.

ECE/MNTL grad students develop portable AIDS diagnostic platform

Venkatesan has dedicated his substantial talents to improving the world around him with technology.

Scientists break light modulation speed record--twice

Milton Feng and Nick Holonyak have constructed a light-emitting transistor that has set a new record with a signal-processing modulation speed of 4.3 gigahertz.

Aluminum-oxide nanopore beats other materials for DNA analysis

Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois.

Self-assembled nanowires could make chips smaller and faster

Researchers at the U of I have found a new way to make transistors smaller and faster. The technique uses self-assembled gallium arsenide nanowire channels.

High-speed signal mixer demonstrates capabilities of transistor laser

Scientists at the University of Illinois have successfully demonstrated a microwave signal mixer made from a tunnel-junction transistor laser.

Coleman recognized for service and achievement

ECE Professor Jim Coleman has always been very involved in his professional community and is now being both awarded and promoted for his achievements and his many years of service in the photonics community.

Li explores the potential of semiconductor nanotubes

Li's NSF Career Award is funding her research on semiconductor nanotubes, which are elongated, microscopic structures with a hollow center and a diameter as small as three nanometers.

Photonic crystal biosensors detect protein-DNA interactions

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions.

Holonyak Featured in Illinois Inovations

"Nick Holonyak's inventions, like all great works of scientific inspiration, have changed our world," says Richard Herman, the chancellor of the Urbana campus.

Cantilever Array Used To Measure Cells (Chemical & Engineering News)

Professor Rashid Bashir and colleagues have developed a new array of microfabricated silicon cantilevers that enable researchers to track the growth of cells.

Photonic crystals key to protective eyewear

ECE Professor Brian Cunningham and his research team are currently developing technology aimed to improve devices used to protect U.S. soldiers' eyes during combat.

Cheng proposes infrared detector enhancements

ECE Professor K.Y. Norman Cheng has developed a new method to enhance infrared detectors through a modification of their nanostructures.

New technique simplifies flat-panel display fabrication

ECE Professor Kanti Jain and postdoctoral researcher Junghun Chae have devised a new technique for patterning indium tin oxide films, a component of flat panel displays.

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