How Harmful Are Emissions from 3-D Printers?
TRANSCRIPT We tested a couple of different printers with a couple of different plastic filaments, and we only measured particles. So these are really small particles that are formed through a bunch of...
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Shaw Research Group Files Provisional Patent for New Battery
In the world of rechargeable batteries, a typical car battery, for example, requires about 45 minutes or more to go from being minimally charged to fully charged. A research group headed by Leon Shaw...
JDRF Awards Grant Supporting Next-Generation Artificial Pancreas System
Ali Cinar, director of Illinois Tech’s Engineering Center for Diabetes Research and Education, praises the first United States Food and Drug Administration-approved commercial artificial pancreas (AP)...
Novel Open-Source Heating System Integrated Into Mies’ Historic Alumni Hall
For Ph.D. candidate Akram Ali, the inefficient heating system in Alumni Memorial Hall wasn’t a nuisance—it was a challenge. Ali, who is studying civil engineering, saw a chance to make the building’s...
First Images Produced by Innovative Cancer-Detecting Device
Kenneth Tichauer, an award-winning assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is leading a team that is one step closer to tailoring cancer drug therapy. His research group developed the ADEPT...
Vision Researcher Advances Work with $11.8 Million NIH Grant
Philip Troyk, associate dean of Armour College of Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor at Stuart School of Business, can also rightly be called the “Seeing-Eye Doc.” Since...
Mohammad Asadi Is Published in Nature
Armour College of Engineering Assistant Professor Mohammad Asadi’s work on a demonstration lithium-air battery—an alternative to the commonly used lithium-ion battery for potential transportation...
Marquis Who’s Who Honors Kenji Suzuki
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Kenji Suzuki, an expert in computer engineering and medical imaging, was awarded the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by...
In the Wake of the Uber Crash, How Far Do Self-Driving Cars Still Have to Go?
TRANSCRIPT In regards to the recent Uber crash and the fatality, and how it plays into public perception, I think it is a setback. My expertise around self-driving cars is mostly centered around a...