French fries are about to get much healthier thanks to this new technology
French fries are a staple for many, but traditional deep-frying loads them with excess oil and calories, contributing…
Honey Bees’ Sense of Smell Changes From Larval to Adult Life Stages, Study Finds
Newswise — Honey bee larvae lack the sophisticated olfactory capabilities of adult honey bees, a new study finds.…
From Cactus Thorns to Dinosaur Teeth: Study Analyzes Biological Puncture Tool Performance
Newswise — Nature has invented countless types of pointy appendages, and scientists have long sought to explain what…
How Long Does It Take to Grow a Tree That Supports Endangered Indiana Bats?
BYLINE: Macy Medendorp Newswise — Bugs run rampant in the summer, and if you have ever suffered from…
IBM, Academic Partners Use Quantum Computer to Reproduce Key Material Properties, Testing Early Scientific Usefulness
Insider Brief Researchers from IBM and academic partners used a quantum computer to simulate a magnetic material’s properties,…
IBM Quantum Computer Accurately Simulates Real Magnetic Materials, Reproducing National Laboratory Data
• Team from U.S. Department of Energy-funded Quantum Science Center demonstrates quantum computers can perform material simulation that…
Nanoplastics Can Interact with Salmonella to Affect Food Safety, Study Shows
Newswise — URBANA, Ill. – Plastic products are ubiquitous in our food supply chain, shedding microplastics into every…
Scientists develop a new way to measure the expansion rate of the universe
For years, cosmologists have argued over a simple question with an awkward answer: How fast is the universe…
U of I’s New Controlled Environment Research Facility Advances Indoor Farming with Stakeholder Input
BYLINE: Lauren Quinn Newswise — URBANA, Ill. — Bathed in an otherworldly purple glow, James Santiago points to…
Scientists ‘Magically’ Make Jet Fuel from Food Waste Using Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I) have successfully converted food waste into a form of sustainable…
Researchers discover spontaneous chirality in conjugated polymers
URBANA, Ill. — Chirality, a property where structures have a distinct left- or right- “handedness,” allows natural semiconductors…
US team achieves 99% fidelity in quantum communication breakthrough
In a significant step toward realizing the vision of quantum networks, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research…