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#1Researchers Win Innovate Illinois Award
Diagnostic Photonics, a local start-up company based on the research of Beckman Institute faculty members Stephen Boppart and Scott Carney, was one of four top winners in the 2010 Innovate Illinois competition. Innovate Illinois is a statewide competition sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to recognize high-growth entrepreneurs.
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#2Neuroscience Post Earns Most Views on Beckman Blog
A post from Carol Baym of the Cognitive Neuroscience group on memory failures received the most views on the Beckman Blog for the month of December, earning Carol a gift card from Target. Baym’s post called The truth, the whole truth, and all the other stuff you remember, concerned her research exploring brain mechanisms by studying memory errors.
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#3On Building a Better Brain
Newsweek – The work of Beckman Institute Director Art Kramer is cited in a Newsweek article on ways to improve our brains. Kramer is quoted about his research on page 4.
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#4The Power of Exercise and Belief in Self
For Beckman Institute researcher Edward McAuley, the concept of self-efficacy is not only a theme in his research but a key to improving one’s quality of life.
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Cloaking Device Hides Underwater Objects from Sonar
U. of I. News Bureau -- Beckman Institute researcher Nicholas Fang reports on a cloaking device made of materials that can hide structures from a wide range of sound waves in a paper for the journal Physical Review Letters. Fang, a member of Beckman’s 3D Micro- and Nanosystems group, is a leader in developing acoustic and optical “superlenses” using metamaterials.
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#6Rogers Featured in Story on Graphene's Potential
Nature News – Beckman Institute researcher John Rogers is featured in a Nature News story about the advantages graphene may have for commercial applications over its elemental cousins, fullerenes and carbon nanotubes.
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McAuley Gives Input on Exercise Efforts
Chicago Tribune – The work and opinions of Beckman Institute researcher Edward McAuley are featured in an article about motivation to exercise and become fit. McAuley is a member of Beckman's Human Perception and Performance group.
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#8Beck's Work Cited in Story on Neuroscience Data and Media
Miller-McCune – A journal article by faculty member Diane Beck of the Beckman Institute's Cognitive Neuroscience group is cited in a story about how data from neuroscience studies are often misunderstood.
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#9Beckman Researchers Contribute to New NSF Nanoscale Electronics Center
Two Beckman Institute researchers are leading local efforts in a new multi-university center funded by the National Science Foundation for advancing nanoscale electronics manufacturing techniques. Gregory Girolami is the local PI and Joe Lyding a co-PI in the new Center for Nanostructured Electronic Materials.
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#10First Illinois Postdoctoral Research Symposium set for Jan. 20
The inaugural Postdoctoral Research Symposium at the University of Illinois will be held at the Beckman Institute on Thursday, Jan. 20. Paul Braun, a Beckman researcher and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, will be the keynote speaker.
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