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Scott H. Fisher Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems

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The Scott H. Fisher Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems theme creates machines made of living cells that could serve as a solution to challenging real-world problems.

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From left to right: Sarah Schwartz, Iyke Nnaji, Shah-Al Emran, Jacob Kinsey, Cindy Yang, Zhengyi Zhang, Siun Lee, Frithjof Gressmann, and Abhishek Pandey / Kelly Darr
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Early Innovator Program announces 2026 pitch contest winners
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Cylindrical microparticles with a catalytic coating release tiny oxygen bubbles that coalesce and burst to disrupt stubborn biofilms on contaminated surgical instruments and infected wounds. / Yujin Ahn
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Scrubbing bubbles: Microparticles clean wounds, surgical instruments with tiny bubbles
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Engineered tumor models may be too stiff, as a study led by Illinois professor Bumsoo Han, left, and graduate student Seamus Mellican found that increased collagen and fibrin proteins characteristic of tumor environments actually make tissue softer. Photo by Michelle Hassel
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More Structural Protein Can Make Tumors Softer, the Inverse of How Lab Tumors are Made, Study Finds
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M-CELS research featured on cover of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
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M-CELS research featured on cover of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
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The proposed viral testing method will be developed for fast, easy and affordable use by healthcare providers at community testing centers.
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New funding offers a path to a breakthrough in affordable, accessible viral testing
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With atomic stenciling, researchers have made a variety of patterned patchy nanoparticles with new shapes and properties. Illustration by Maayan Harel
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Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes and learn new tricks
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