One of the largest university-based facilities - working at the intersection of biology and engineering.
Research Facilities
MNTL is one of the country's largest and most sophisticated university facilities for conducting photonics, microelectronics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology research. Our 15 class 100 and 1000 cleanrooms, 46 general purpose labs, and 2,500 square foot biosafety level-2 bionanotechnology complex contain all the tools researchers need to conduct their work.
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- Holonyak celebrated at Parade of Lights
Every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, downtown Champaign glows as the Parade of Lights comes to its end. It was only fitting that a parade illuminated by LEDs would have the inventor of the red LED as its grand marshall, our namesake Nick Holonyak Jr.
- Structurally Designed DNA Star Creates Ultra-Sensitive Test for Dengue Virus
By folding snippets of DNA into the shape of a five-pointed star using structural DNA nanotechnology, researchers have created a trap that captures Dengue virus as it floats in the bloodstream. It’s the most sensitive test for the mosquito-borne diseases yet devised.
- Holonyak Lab student receives honors, attributes success to student organization
Harshil Dave, a fifth year PhD student at the Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, recently received what his advisor, Holonyak Lab and ECE Proffesor Kent Choquette says was “the most concentrated series of honors that any of my students have ever received.”
- Holonyak researcher Yansong Yang awarded Best Paper for work on 5G filter
The imminent, widespread adoption of 5G promises a new age of wireless network technology. However, current mobile technology infrastructure is still waiting on a handful of modifications before 5G becomes widespread. A team of Holonyak Lab researchers are working toward a solution.
- Illinois researchers to develop smartphone diagnostics kit for infectious diseases
Infectious diseases such as Zika and Dengue remain a top contributor to death and disability across the globe, according to the World Health Organization. Researchers at Holonyak Lab are developing a lab-on-a-smartphone system that will enable healthcare professionals to detect disease at the point of care, that costs less than $10.
- Lee works to boost solar cell efficiency by combining materials in new ways
To the average person, solar energy may still seem like the technology of the future, but the most common solar panels are reaching the limits of what they can do.