Stories from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
World-renowned interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
"The sound of neurons”: Q&A with Beckman Director Steve Maren, Nov. 2024
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Electrochemistry unlocks unusual nanoparticle, Nov. 2024
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Automatic speech recognizer learned to understand people with disabilities — by listening to them, Sept. 2024
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Variety is the spice of learning, memory study suggests, Sept. 2024
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Folded peptides are more electrically conductive than unfolded peptides, July 2024
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With, not on: Reimagining autism in research, June 2024
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New AI model draws treasure maps to diagnose disease, March 2024
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Postdoc Dylan Burton puts exams for interpreters to the test, Dec. 2023
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Microdroplets, macro results: Beckman researchers pursue Energy Earthshots, Oct. 2023
Bringing cells to life … and to Minecraft: $30 million NSF grant to support whole-cell modeling, Sept. 2023
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Protein p53 regulates learning, memory, sociability in mice, Sept. 2023
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Mix it, test it, create it: NSF funds automated polymer research instrument, Sept. 2023
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Six researchers recognized in 2023 Beckman Institute Research Image Contest, Aug. 2023
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Crossing paths: How hobbies shaped Yamuna Phal's research, July 2023
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Renewable solar energy can help purify water, the environment, July 2023
Webb makes MRI work for research, clinics, and communities worldwide, June 2023
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Don't wait, desalinate: the electrified future of clean water, June 2023
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Seven things to know about the 7 Tesla MRI scanner, May 2023
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Lydia Kisley, crossroads chemist, April 2023
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Beckman announces 2023 research seed grant recipients, April 2023
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Beckman Institute announces 2023 fellowship, award recipients, April 2023
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Molecular teamwork makes the organic dream work, March 2023
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The woman who made Beckman’s history, March 2023
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Beckman Institute Open House scheduled for March 31, April 1, Feb. 2023
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Teenage girls' self-esteem is a product of past experience, Jan. 2023
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Student contest blends biology and computer science to advance AI, Jan. 2023
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Beckman research to boost astronaut fitness on NASA’s mission to Mars, Dec. 2022
New method enables clear, precise imaging of human cells, Nov. 2022
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Researchers receive $2M to develop next-generation 3D ultrasound imaging device, Oct. 2022
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Beckman, DRES collaboration launches (dis)Ability Design Studio, Sept. 2022
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New polymer property could give accessible solar power a boost, June 2022
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Two challenges posed, two Beckman winners at AI Hackathon, April 2022
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Expanded alphabet makes DNA the next data storage solution, March 2022
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New year, new look for the Beckman Atrium, Jan. 2022
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Listening to the leaves: bioinspired veins transport fluids in foamed polymers, Jan. 2022
Machine learning accelerates molten salt simulations for nuclear power applications, Oct. 2021
New Beckman microscope raises the bar... and ceiling, Aug. 2021
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Keep your friends close, cortisol levels low for life, June 2021​