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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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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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Cecilia Leal, professor of materials science engineering at Illinois, is an expert in how actual biomembranes work and in the tools to characterize them.
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Team awarded $2M to develop new separation membranes inspired by biological cells
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Remarkable materials, such as the rugged yet lightweight skeletons of deep-sea sponges, have inspired engineers to develop highly advanced metamaterials that can adapt to extreme environments. A new study is taking this concept to the next level by bridging the knowledge gap between macro- and nanoscale self-assembling materials to advance technologies in multiple fields, including robotics, mechanical engineering and information technology. Photo courtesy NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program
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Researchers capture nanoparticle movements to forge new materials
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3D renderings of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms show that treatment with SLAM particles can disrupt the bacterial biofilm and prevent regrowth.
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Two-step method to prevent biofilm regrowth is a SLAM dunk
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Illinois professor Bumsoo Han, left, and postdoctoral researcher Sae Rome Choi are authors of a new study exploring the use of DNA origami for better imaging of dense pancreatic tissue for cancer detection and potential treatment. Photo by Fred Zwicky
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DNA origami guides new possibilities in the fight against pancreatic cancer
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Taher Saif, professor of mechanical sciences and engineering
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Taher Saif Receives CCIL Seed Grant to Study Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
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