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- Mr. Alaaldin M. Alkilany, UIUC, "Molecular Engineering of Gold Nanorods Surfaces: Towards Improved Physical Properties and Understanding Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions"
- Aug 2, 2010, 10:00 am
- Mr. Patrick Sisco, UIUC, "Gold Nanorods: Applications in Chemical Sensing, Biological Imaging and Effects on 3-Dimensional Tissue Culture"
- Aug 3, 2010, 10:00 am
- Undergraduate Poster Session
- Aug 4, 2010, 11:00 am
- Summer Talk Series
- Aug 5, 2010, 12:00 pm
- Final Defense: The Effects of Particle Shape, Size, and Interaction on Colloidal Glasses and Gels
- Aug 6, 2010, 2:00 pm
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News
Hugging the Brain
The brain has the most convoluted surface of any organ in the body. But the implants currently used to monitor brain waves are thick and rigid, making them a poor match to the brain’s irregular surface. That is all about to change.
Cancer-Fighting Bugs
Team Finds Link Between Stomach Cancer Bug and Cancer-Promoting Factor
Learning for the Fun of It
Those Less Motivated to Achieve Will Excel on Tasks Seen as Fun
It’s Not Over till It’s Over
Indian Baseball Story Captivates Campus with its Timeless Tale
Other Features
Lincoln Hall Update:
Riding the Green Wave
Electric bicyclists make a pit stop at Lincoln Hall.
Global Reach: Recreating the Whole
Videoconference Reveals Rwanda’s Complicated Recovery from its Genocidal Past
Faculty Honors
Professor Awarded for Contributions to Microbiology
Test Your U of IQ
Light from this star, one of the brightest in the night sky, was used by the U of I Observatory annex to send a signal to open Chicago’s Century of Progress fair in 1933. Which star was it?

