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Stories from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

World-renowned interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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"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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Don’t look back: the aftermath of a distressing event is more memorable than the lead-up, study suggests, Jan. 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 applicationsOct. 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​

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