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Changes Reflect Growth of Beckman Institute Facilities
 The swap of two of the three primary Beckman Institute service facilities from one end of campus to the other is a major undertaking that so far has gone according to plan.   

NewsImageWorld's Smallest Fuel Cell Promises Greener Gadgets
New Scientist -- Mark Shannon, a Beckman researcher and U. of I. mechanical science and engineering professor, and Saeed Moghaddam, a U. of I. chemical engineering researcher, have come up with a design for a tiny fuel cell that generates power without consuming it. Just 3 millimeters wide, it is the world’s smallest working fuel cell.
NewsImageInvisible electronics made with carbon nanotubes
Nanowerk News -- Researchers at Illinois led by John Rogers, a Beckman researcher and U. of I. professor of materials science and engineering, have turned to single-walled carbon nanotubes in their search for materials that can offer higher mobility and better performance in flexible circuitry.
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FacultyImagePop Paper in Physical Review Letters
Beckman Institute faculty member Eric Pop has a paper in the current online edition of Physical Review Letters (Vol. 101, No. 25) titled Avalanche-Induced Current Enhancement in Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes. Pop, a member of the Computational Electronics group, and collaborators Albert Liao and Yang Zhao report on results that demonstrate the importance of multiband transport in one-dimensional wires.
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Beckman Cafe

Friday, January 9

  • Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and green beans
  • Avocado chicken salad on baguette
  • Veggie burger on kaiser roll* or hummus*
  • Clam chowder
  • Vegetable soup*
  • Greek salad with or without dressing*
Starting January 20, the Beckman Café will be open M-F: 8:00AM - 5:00PM
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