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Physicists isolate bound states in graphene-superconductor junctions
— 15 Feb 2011 15:45 | PhysicsIllinois researchers have documented the first observations of some unusual physics when two prominent electric materials are connected: superconductors and graphene…
Rare insect fossil reveals 100 million years of evolutionary stasis
— 4 Feb 2011 16:16 | Geology and palaeontologyResearchers have discovered the 100 million-year-old ancestor of a group of large, carnivorous, cricket-like insects that still live today in southern Asia, northern Indochina and Africa.…
Moderate aerobic exercise in older adults shown to improve memory
— 1 Feb 2011 20:27 | HealthA new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain's hippocampus in older adults, leading to an improvement in spatial memory…
Triblock spheres provide a simple path to complex structures
— 20 Jan 2011 16:40 | TechnologyUniversity of Illinois materials scientists have developed a simple, generalisable technique to fabricate complex structures that assemble themselves…
Researchers discover giant crayfish species right under their noses
— 20 Jan 2011 16:37 | BiologyTwo aquatic biologists have proven that you don't have to travel to exotic locales to search for unusual new species. They discovered a distinctive species of crayfish in Tennessee…
Chemists document workings of key staph enzyme - and how to block it
— 19 Jan 2011 17:38 | HealthResearchers have determined the structure and mechanism of an enzyme that performs the crucial first step in the formation of cholesterol and a key virulence factor in staph bacteria…
U of I physicists observe exotic state in an unconventional superconductor
— 14 Jan 2011 16:44 | PhysicsA new fractional vortex state observed in an unconventional superconductor may offer the first glimpse of an exotic state of matter predicted theoretically for more than 30 years. In…
Self-assembling structures open door to new class of materials
— 14 Jan 2011 16:41 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University have demonstrated bio-inspired structures that self-assemble from simple building blocks: spheres…
Study estimates land available for biofuel crops
— 11 Jan 2011 17:53 | EnvironmentUsing detailed land analysis, Illinois researchers have found that biofuel crops cultivated on available land could produce up to half of the world's current fuel consumption - without…
Newly developed cloak hides underwater objects from sonar
— 6 Jan 2011 15:14 | TechnologyIn one University of Illinois lab, invisibility is a matter of now you hear it, now you don't…
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