University of Illinois at Chicago, Author Profile

Clearing up the 'Dark Side' of Artificial Leaves

August 1, 2019

Current artificial leaves are wildly inefficient

Can a Nerve Injury Trigger ALS?

February 21, 2019

The connection between ALS and athletes runs deeper than a single ballplayer

Moving Artificial Leaves out of the Lab and into the Air

February 13, 2019

The artificial leaf would be at least 10 times more efficient than natural leaves at converting carbon dioxide to fuel

Using Graphene to Detect ALS, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases

December 6, 2018

The "supermaterial" may one day be used to test for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS

Biochemists Discover Cause of Genome Editing Failures with Hyped CRISPR System

July 11, 2018

New study sheds light on biology of most-used Cas9 target

How Does Alcohol Influence the Development of Alzheimer's Disease?

June 5, 2018

Previous studies investigating the effects of alcohol consumption on Alzheimer’s disease have been controversial

A New Class of Antibiotics to Combat Drug Resistance

April 9, 2018

Newly discovered antibiotic binds to ribosome, disrupts protein synthesis

Study Debunks Fears of Increased Teen Suicide Risk from Popular Flu Drug

March 15, 2018

Clinical studies examining the association between the use of Tamiflu and neuropsychiatric side effects in children have so f...

Mapping Nanoscale Chemical Reactions Inside Batteries in 3-D

March 6, 2018

The chemical pathways by which these reactions take place help determine how quickly a battery becomes depleted

Designer Nanoparticles Destroy a Broad Array of Viruses

December 26, 2017

Computational modeling key in design

Making Lithium-Ion Batteries Safer, Stronger

September 13, 2017

Researchers find the most effective way to understand the electrochemical reactions of lithium-ion batteries and to...

Naked Mole-Rats Turn into Plants When Oxygen Is Low

April 24, 2017

In humans, laboratory mice, and all other known mammals, when brain cells are starved of oxygen they run out of energy and be...

Researchers Zero in on Cholesterol's Role in Cells

January 18, 2017

Too ubiquitous to be a signal, it turns out to be—a signal

Chemicals of 'Emerging Concern' Mapped in 3 Great Lakes

December 20, 2016

Researchers estimate that approximately 3,000 tons of PHCZs are contained in the sediment of the three lakes, with Lake Michi...

Supersonic Spray Yields New Nanomaterial for Bendable, Wearable Electronics

November 24, 2016

The new film is made of fused silver nanowires, and is produced by spraying the nanowire particles through a tiny jet nozzle ...