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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.