Don’t ditch the ‘ums’. Listeners need them

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Speakers should think twice before eliminating the “ums,” “uhs,” and other speech fillers from their message if they want listeners to recall what was said. Continue…

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 13:05 - 6 Comments

Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2012 18:20 - 0 Comments

After exercise, muscles have more stem cells

U. ILLINOIS (US) — A single bout of exercise in mice leads to an increase in the type of stem cell that aids in healing injury or disease in skeletal muscle. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 16, 2011 11:34 - 4 Comments

Stuttering starts in the brain

U. ILLINOIS (US) — New research is suggesting that atypical brain function is a fundamental aspect of speech production tasks for adults who stutter. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 10, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments

See the sounds: Audio as visual image

U. ILLINOIS (US) — New technology lets analysts “see” large amounts of audio data by turning sounds into a visual picture. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 14, 2011 10:07 - 3 Comments

To see illusion, imagine ‘duck eats rabbit’

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Looking at a classic psychology experiment in a new way suggests that our visual systems are more flexible than previously thought. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 4, 2011 9:39 - 0 Comments

Pump may help materials self repair

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers have demonstrated a pumping method to deliver pressurized liquid healing agents into artificial microvascular systems. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2011 10:33 - 0 Comments

Optics used to track single cell’s growth

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Researchers are using optics to measure a basic biological process: the growth of single cells. It’s a process that has been difficult to quantify using other methods. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 13, 2011 16:29 - 3 Comments

Brainy tasks keep seniors mentally fit

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Senior adults should find challenging activities that are not too difficult or too easy. Doing so can result in cognitive benefits, according to new research. (more…)

Real-time look at dynamics of live cells

U. ILLINOIS (US) — New technology that allows scientists to peer into the nanoscale world of live cells has potential applications for imaging cancer and other tissues. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 21, 2011 8:23 - 1 Comment

Janus spheres have two-faced function

U. ILLINOIS (US) — When placed in saltwater, tiny latex colloids called Janus spheres exhibit a water repellant effect that allows for self-assembly into useful structures. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 20, 2011 19:03 - 0 Comments

MRI predicts video gaming skills

U ILLINOIS (US) — It’s possible to predict how well you’ll perform a complex task—like playing a difficult video game—by looking closely at one area of your brain: the basal ganglia. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 3, 2011 14:22 - 0 Comments

Nanowriting a big step in electronics

U. ILLINOIS (US) — A method for direct writing of metal lines less than five nanometers wide is expected to have a big impact in creating contacts to and interconnects between nanoscale device structures. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 3, 2010 14:51 - 0 Comments

Sensor sniffs out shoe bombs

U. ILLINOIS (US) — A hard-to-detect chemical explosive used by convicted “shoe bomber” Richard Reid may now be easier to identify. (more…)

Science & Technology - Oct 26, 2010 9:54 - 1 Comment

Bendable LEDs as biomedical tattoos

U. ILLINOIS (US) — It may soon be possible to implant tiny light emitting diodes (LEDs) under the skin for a wide range of biomedical applications, including health monitors and drug delivery. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 24, 2010 13:16 - 0 Comments

Why graphene is electronic gold

U. ILLINOIS (US) — Graphene appears to be outpacing its elemental cousin, carbon nanotubes, for use in electronics and other applications. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 13, 2010 13:41 - 0 Comments

Biomedicine at the flip of a switch

U. ILLINOIS (US)—Instead of dyes or fluorescence, a new class of molecular probes for biomedical research requires only a light switch, similar to an ordinary house lamp, to illuminate the molecular world. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 16, 2010 17:14 - 1 Comment

Self-healing electronics on the microscale

U. ILLINOIS (US)—The concept of self-healing materials has been successfully demonstrated for polymers and is being developed for applications such as coatings on large scale structures like bridges. Now, researchers that pioneered this rapidly emerging field have shown that self-healing can also work for a critical small scale application: restoring lost conductivity in electronics. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 4, 2010 11:42 - 0 Comments

Atomic-scale model unravels ion channel gating

U. ILLINOIS (US)—Nerve cells power human intelligence and behavior through electrical signals that rely on potassium and sodium ion channels to do their job, and an important part of that biological process involves a gating mechanism for generating and controlling the signals in those channels. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 1, 2010 11:54 - 0 Comments

Efficient semiconductor chips for solar cells

U. ILLINOIS (US)—A novel manufacturing method that uses gallium arsenide (GaAs) instead of silicon to create semiconductor chips could greatly improve the efficiency and lower the cost of solar energy devices. (more…)

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