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Researchers reveal real-time glimpse into growth habits of nanoparticles

March 30, 2023 by Illinois News Bureau

Professor Qian Chen and Chang Liu seated in a lab, with three onscreen researchers pictured between them.

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Wang leads team to provide a step forward for T cell therapy and cancer patients

March 28, 2023 by Cancer Center at Illinois

Beckman affiliate and Cancer Center at Illinois scientist Hua Wang led a team and developed a biomaterial for T cell immunotherapy that can stimulate and expand function T cells in the body.

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Hands-free wheelchair prototype achieves major milestone

March 21, 2023 by Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering

In 2020, collaborators from Beckman and other departments across the University of Illinois campus received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a robotic wheelchair that provides a novel mode of mobility to individuals with physical disabilities. Now two years in, the project has a working prototype and a patent pending.

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Molecular teamwork makes the organic dream work

March 21, 2023 by Jenna Kurtzweil

Molecular engineers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology triggered a domino-like structural transition in an organic semiconductor. The energy- and time-saving phenomenon may enhance the performance of smartwatches, solar cells, and other organic electronics.

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