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  • EBICS REU Student Contributes to Research on Neuron Cells

    Oct 16, 2012 8:00 am

    Rather than lazing the summer away like some of his peers, Ryan Tapping, an Illinois undergraduate student, spent his productively—making a significant contribution to research. The experiment? Studying how neuron cells from a rat brain form clusters.

  • Bashir recognized with IEEE EMBS Award

    Oct 16, 2012 8:00 am

    Rashid Bashir, an Abel Bliss Professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) and of bioengineering (BioE), has been recognized with the 2012 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Technical Achievement Award, “for significant contributions to the development of micro and nanoscale biosensors.”

  • Semiconductors and Electronics

    Oct 16, 2012 8:00 am

    MC10 wins Wall Street Journal Innovation Award.

  • New book: The Bright Stuff chronicles U of I inventors career and LED technology

    Oct 11, 2012 9:45 am

    A new book, The Bright Stuff: The LED and Nick Holonyak’s fantastic trail of innovation, explores the amazing career of the College of Engineering’s most famous faculty member.

  • Improving Nanometer-Scale Manufacturing with Infrared Spectroscopy

    Oct 11, 2012 8:00 am

    One of the key achievements of the nanotechnology era is the development of manufacturing technologies that can fabricate nanostructures formed from multiple materials. Such nanometer-scale integration of composite materials has enabled innovations in electronic devices, solar cells, and medical diagnostics.

  • Engineering Professor Holonyak Honored on LEDs 50th Anniversary

    Oct 10, 2012 12:00 pm

    The inventor of the first practical light-emitting diode, or LED, Nick Holonyak Jr., addressed a crowd of students and faculty Tuesday on the 50th anniversary of that innovation. The 83-year old Holonyak took questions in front of more than 100 people at the U of I Illini Union south lounge Tuesday. 

  • Reception shines light on Holonyak

    Oct 10, 2012 8:00 am

    Fifty years after demonstrating the first visible light-emitting diode, or LED, Nick Holonyak Jr. received a standing ovation from friends, colleagues and aspiring researchers at an event Tuesday celebrating his achievements.

  • Campus celebrates 50 years since LED invention

    Oct 9, 2012 11:45 pm

    Whether it’s the lighting in a classroom, the brake lights on a car or the backlighting on your television, you’ve probably been exposed to the invention of alumnus and longtime professor Nick Holonyak: LED lighting.

  • 50 Years of LED Technology

    Oct 9, 2012 8:00 am

    Nick Holonyak was sure the LED would replace the incandescent light bulb when he presented it to GE executives 50 years ago. While the incandescent is still king in homes across the nation, the LED has transformed lighting in more ways than Holonyak could have imagined.

  • Campus set to honor LED inventor Holonyak

    Oct 8, 2012 8:00 am

    Nick Holonyak Jr. does not shy away from a challenge, especially in science.