blog posts John Rogers talks about biosensors Jan 7, 2011 8:00 am0 views Professor John Rogers discusses his research in the field of biosensors. Rogers illustrates his work in creating ultra-thin and flexible biological monitoring devices The informational history of international diplomacy Jan 7, 2011 8:00 am0 views In the wake of the recent WikiLeaks revelation, Professor Alistair Black explores the information and communication history of international diplomacy Copiers: A Playful Look at How They Work Jan 7, 2011 8:00 am0 views Professor Bill Hammack uses power tools to take apart a photocopier. He shows how it works... Contest gives students chance to show how to reduce electronic waste Jan 20, 2011 8:00 am0 views Creative and environmentally conscious students will have the opportunity to showcase their ideas... Popular Science showcases NCSA's Advanced Visualization Lab Jan 26, 2011 8:00 am0 views Featuring AVL's unique combination of science and art... Tuning up applications Feb 16, 2011 8:00 am0 views An Illinois team is helping scientists tune their applications for Blue Waters... The Next Scientists Mar 8, 2011 8:00 am0 views Undergraduate institute prepares students to integrate computer science, other research disciplines... "Define the Future" at Engineering Open House, March 11-12 Mar 8, 2011 8:00 am0 views Visitors will be treated to more than 200 interactive student-run exhibits... Symposium on Electronics & Sustainability Mar 13, 2011 8:00 am0 views Americans currently own nearly 3 billion electronic products, which quickly become obsolete and are replaced at alarming rates... Beckman Team Wins Awards at Competition on Facial Expression Recognition Apr 1, 2011 8:00 am0 views A team from the research group of Beckman Institute faculty member Tom Huang collaborated with... Real March Madness Is Relying on Seedings to Determine Final Four Apr 1, 2011 8:00 am0 views According to an operations research analysis model developed by Sheldon H. Jacobson, you're better off picking... Visualizations Show Hurricane Katrina Gaining Power Apr 7, 2011 8:00 am0 views Data-driven visualizations of 2005's devastating Hurricane Katrina ... Chronicle of Higher Ed looks at Blue Waters Apr 7, 2011 8:00 am0 views The warehouse-sized supercomputer under construction here ... Addressing the Digital Divide through Technology for Development Apr 29, 2011 8:00 am2 views Moustafa Ayad will present (via Skype) "Addressing the Digital Divide through Technology for Development" ... New parallel computing institute to enable computing breakthroughs Apr 29, 2011 8:00 am0 views The University of Illinois Coordinated Science Laboratory has launched a new interdisciplinary institute... HathiTrust Research Center launched by Illinois, Indiana Apr 29, 2011 8:00 am0 views The University of Illinois, Indiana University, and the HathiTrust Digital Repository have announced... Roger Ebert TED Talk: "Remaking My Voice" May 2, 2011 8:00 am0 views Illinois alum Roger Ebert talks about his voice, technology, and more... Bill Gropp TED Talk: Petascale Computing in Scientific Research May 3, 2011 8:00 am1 views Illinois professor Bill Gropp talks about how high performance computing can help us understand the world around us... Aksimentiev interviewed on NPR's EarthSky May 4, 2011 8:00 am0 views Using the worlds fastest computers to scrutinize DNA, Aleksei Aksimentiev wants to enable future doctors to... New Assured Cloud Computing Center to be Established at Illinois May 12, 2011 8:00 am0 views A new $6 million "University Center of Excellence in Assured Cloud Computing" will focus on technologies for assured, mission-critical cloud computing... Green GPS calculates most fuel-efficient route May 12, 2011 8:00 am0 views A new software interface reduces energy consumption in transportation systems... Error-free hardware? GoldMine guarantees it May 12, 2011 8:00 am0 views CSL researcher Shobha Vasudevan has developed a tool that makes it easier to detect hardware errors... Movement through the power of the mind May 27, 2011 8:00 am1 views Prof. Tim Bretl uses electroencephalograph technology to have subjects fly small fixed-wing unmanned aircraft... New Technology Would Dramatically Extend Battery Life for Mobile Devices May 27, 2011 8:00 am0 views Technophiles who have been dreaming of mobile devices that run longer on lighter, slimmer batteries may soon find their wish has been granted... NCSA's Advanced Visualization Lab contributes to Palm d'Or-winning Terrence Malick film Jun 9, 2011 8:00 am0 views NCSA's Advanced Visualization Laboratory has enlivened documentary television and IMAX movies for years. Now, they're contributing to a feature starring Brad Pitt that won big at the Cannes International Film Festival... Mark Van Moer: Advanced Application Support Visualization Services at NCSA Jun 9, 2011 8:00 am0 views NCSA visualization programmer Mark Van Moer describes how he and Dave Bock work with scientists to transform large amounts of numerical data into images... Parallel Bars Jun 9, 2011 8:00 am0 views "The Economist" 6/2/2011: Parallel programming, once an obscure niche, is the focus of increasing interest as "multicore" chips proliferate... Engineering a New Face After Injury Jul 26, 2011 8:00 am0 views An engineering method used in the optimization of spaceships and airplanes may guarantee the full recovery of patients suffering from craniofacial injury... EnterpriseWorks: A Top 10 Start-up Incubator to Watch Jul 26, 2011 8:00 am0 views The University of Illinois' EnterpriseWorks has been recognized as one of "10 Start-Up Incubators to Watch" by Inc.com... Silver Pen Has the Write Stuff for Flexible Electronics Jul 26, 2011 8:00 am2 views University of Illinois engineers have developed a silver-inked rollerball pen capable of writing electrical circuits and interconnects on paper, wood and other surfaces... XSEDE Brings Advanced Resources and Expertise to Nation's Scientists and Engineers Jul 28, 2011 8:00 am0 views The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment will be the most advanced, powerful, and robust collection of integrated advanced digital resources and services in the world... Smart skin: Electronics that stick and stretch Aug 29, 2011 8:00 am0 views Engineers have developed a device platform that combines electronic components for sensing, medical diagnostics, communications and human-machine interfaces, all on an ultra-thin skin-like patch... Girls dive into computer science during GEMS Sep 6, 2011 8:00 am0 views Instead of spending their summer at the pool this year, 38 middle-school girls plunged headfirst into learning with hands-on experiments with math, science, and programming concepts... Groundbreaking for Big Broadband Project in Champaign-Urbana Sep 7, 2011 8:00 am0 views Construction is officially underway on the fiberoptic broadband network that will reach more than 2500 underserved households in about 15 months... Second Annual Accessibility Summit Sep 14, 2011 8:00 am0 views 9/27/11, 9:00-6:00, in 23 Illini Hall: Join the webcast of the Accessibility Summit, with nationally recognized experts on important topics in accessibility for all... E-Book Developer Michael Hart Dies Sep 20, 2011 8:00 am1 views The Urbana man credited with inventing the e-book has died... NCSA awarded grant for Dark Energy Survey data management Oct 10, 2011 8:00 am0 views NCSA will operate a sophisticated data management pipeline for the Dark Energy Survey, a collaborative astronomy project focusing on uncovering the nature of dark energy... U of I's Tim Stelzer on Learning Physics with Interactive Media Oct 10, 2011 8:00 am0 views From NatureEdCast: Tim has created and used a new system of media tools that have improved learning in introductory physics... Recent Illinois Alums Finalists in World's Largest Design Competition Nov 6, 2011 8:00 am0 views ABC7 News: "The only team from the United States selected from 550 entries invented a prosthetic arm that is said to be the first affordable device..." Blue Waters is Back! Nov 14, 2011 8:00 am0 views NCSA has finalized a new contract with Cray Inc to provide the supercomputer for NSF's Blue Waters project... Blue Waters "Early Science System" delivered to NCSA Apr 9, 2012 8:00 am0 views The first cabinets of the new Blue Waters sustained-petascale supercomputer have arrived at the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Sarita Adve Named Women of Vision Award Winner Jul 10, 2012 3:00 pm0 views University of Illinois computer science professor Sarita Adve was named the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award Winner in the Innovation category. Adve is being honored for her immense contributions to the area of hardware and software memory consistency models. Computing the best high-resolution 3-D tissue images Jul 11, 2012 8:00 am0 views Real-time, 3-D microscopic tissue imaging could be a revolution for medical fields such as cancer diagnosis, minimally invasive surgery and ophthalmology. University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique to computationally correct for aberrations in optical tomography, bringing the future of medical imaging into focus. Computer Science & Engineering Courses Among U of I's First Coursera Offerings Aug 14, 2012 8:00 am0 views The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of 12 top universities joining with the open, online course company called Coursera to offer web-based courses for free. The partnership puts Illinois at the leading edge of the massive open online course movement. Liberzon receives two NSF grants for hybrid systems research Jan 11, 2013 8:00 am0 views ECE Professor Daniel M. Liberzon recently won two, 3-year research grants from the National Science Foundation, both related to hybrid systems. These bots were made for walking: Cells power biological machines Jan 15, 2013 8:00 am0 views Designing non-electronic biological machines has been a riddle that scientists at the interface of biology and engineering have struggled to solve. The walking bio-bots demonstrate the Illinois teams ability to forward-engineer functional machines using only hydrogel, heart cells and a 3-D printer. With an altered design, the bio-bots could be customized for specific applications in medicine, energy or the environment. The research team, led by Rashid Bashir, published its results in the journal Scientific Reports. Professor Josep Torrellas Receives DARPA PERFECT Award Feb 13, 2013 1:00 am2 views A project led by Illinois computer science professor Josep Torrellas has been chosen to receive $2.8 million from DARPA to explore how to improve power-efficiency in embedded computer systems. Two Engineering at Illinois Professors Receive 2012 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award Feb 14, 2013 8:00 am0 views Two Illinois professors--Laxmikant Sanjay Kale and Klaus Schulten--have been named the recipients of the 2012 IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award, for outstanding contributions to the development of widely used parallel software for large biomolecular systems simulation. VASUDEVAN TO COLLABORATE WITH SYNOPSYS ON VERIFICATION Feb 18, 2013 7:00 am0 views ECE Assistant Professor Shobha Vasudevan has begun a collaboration with Synopsys in the area of functional verification. Functional verification is the process of determining that a particular hardware design conforms to its specifications and performs as intended. In concert with this collaboration, Synopsys has entered into a licensing agreement for one of the tools developed by Vasudevan's group, evaluating its potential for commercialization. Mitra and Johnson win award for research on machine models Feb 20, 2013 7:00 am1 views ECE Assistant Professor Sayan Mitra and ECE graduate student Taylor Johnson recently won the best paper award at the IFIP International Conference on Formal Techniques for Distributed Systems (FMOODS/FORTE 12).