Beckman Institute News Stories
William P. King, a member of the Beckman 3D Micro- and Nanosystems group, has received the 2009 Bergles-Roshenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer. This award is given annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to the top researcher in heat transfer under the age of 36. The award was given “for substantial contributions to the field of mechanical engineering through the development of nanometer-scale thermal processing and thermal measurement techniques, and the new physical insights made possible by these techniques.”
Published Friday, November 20, 2009
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John Rogers, a Beckman researcher and U. of I. professor of materials science, has found that droplets of fluid in fiber optic channels can increase the speeds of data-carrying photons. His micro-fluid optical fibers could be key to super-fast delivery of live and streaming multi-media.
Published Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Beckman Institute researcher Stephen Boppart has been developing an optical imaging system for assessing tissue that will provide real-time diagnostic capabilities in the operating room. After many years of technology development, laboratory testing, and clinical studies, the system has now shown its potential as a tool in the fight against breast cancer.
Published Thursday, November 12, 2009
Mark Neider and Art Kramer and their collaborators have published the first paper in a new research line that holds great promise for expanding our knowledge about cognitive issues involved in multi-tasking, and for informing us about the potential dangers of behaviors such as talking on a cell phone while crossing the street.
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Published Tuesday, November 10, 2009