[Illinois] Nano EP Series - Vertical Cavity Transistor Laser

17 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Mong-Kai Wu

"Vertical Cavity Transistor Laser" Mong-Kai Wu This work presents the recent progress of the transistor laser. The transistor laser is a three terminal device which can simultaneously produce …

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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2012: DNAzymes as Novel Tools For Metal-Ion Sensing in Living Cells

17 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peiwen Wu

"DNAzymes as Novel Tools for Metal-Ion Sensing in Living Cells" Solely considered as a generic storage material, DNA was discovered to be capable of carrying out catalytic or enzymatic functions in …

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[Illinois] MIP Seminar Series: Synaptic Organization and Parallel Pathways in the Auditory Midbrain

12 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Douglas L. Oliver

"Synaptic Organization and Parallel Pathways in the Auditory Midbrain" "The general goal of our lab is to understand how information about sound is processed by the brain. The inferior colliculus …

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[Illinois] Nano EP Series: Thermoelectrics of Roughened Silicon Nanowire Arrays

12 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Jyothi Sadhu

"Thermoelectrics of Roughened Silicon Nanowire Arrays" The possibility of using silicon as a thermoelectric material for waste heat recovery is technologically significant due to silicon's economy …

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[Illinois] Coping with the Unknown: A Guide for Bacteria and Bacteriologists

07 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Peter Freddolino

Bacteria and other microorganisms rely on a complex sensory and regulatory network in order to respond appropriately to hazards and opportunities in their surroundings. This network, shaped over the …

https://nanohub.org/resources/16086

[Illinois] Bioengineering Series: Non-conventional Raman Spectroscopy Applications Towards the Compositional Analysis of Soy Bean Seed

07 Dec 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Matthew Schulmerich

Nonconventional Raman spectroscopy: applications towards the compositional analysis of soybeans Raman spectroscopy has proven to be a non-destructive approach to obtaining chemically specific …

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[Illinois] BioEngineering Seminar Series: Novel Receptor-Targeting Radiolabeled Peptides for Cancer Imaging

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Yubin Miao

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and melanocortin-1 (MC1) receptors are attractive molecular targets for cancer imaging due to their over-expressions on cancer cells. GnRH and alpha-melanocyte …

https://nanohub.org/resources/16010

[Illinois] BioEngineering Seminar Series: Liver-Mediated Protection of Ischemic Myocardium

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Shu Q. Liu

Myocardial ischemia activates innate protective mechanisms, enhancing cardiomyocyte resistance to ischemic injury. This presentation focuses on myocardial ischemia-activated liver-dependent …

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[Illinois] Beckman Director's Seminar - Quantitative Phase Imaging

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Gabriel Popescu

"Ever since the invention of the microscope in the 17th century, it has been observed that live cells are transparent under visible illumination, i.e. they do not absorb (or scatter) light …

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[Illinois] Bionanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2012: The value of an international research experience and how it can change your approach to research

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Heather Huntsman, Samantha Knoll

Oct. 9, 2012 Heather and Samantha spent part of Summer 2012 at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. This series is organized by PhD students who are appointed as Trainees in the NIH/NCI Midwest …

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[Illinois] Nano-EP Seminar Series: Nanogenerators and piezotronics - from basic science to novel applications

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Zhong Lin Wang

Developing wireless nanodevices and nanosystems is of critical importance for sensing, medical science, environmental/infrastructure monitoring, defense technology and even personal electronics. It …

https://nanohub.org/resources/16002

[Illinois] Nano EP Seminar Series: Thin-Film Nanocalorimetry of Lamellar Silver Alkanethiolate Crystals

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Lito de la Rama

"Thin-Film Nanocalorimetry of Lamellar Silver Alkanethiolate Crystals" Materials exhibit unique thermodynamic properties at the nanoscale.The study of size-dependent phenomena is critical in our …

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[Illinois] Nano EP Seminar Series: Dipole Instabilities in AlGaN/GaN Heterostructures and the Direct Generation of Millimeter-Wave Oscillations and Intrinsic Tristability in RTDs

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Paul Douglas Yoder

Negative differential drift velocity in wurtzite GaN has been verified experimentally, yet in spite of the wealth of documented theoretical investigations of GaN-based Gunn diodes, not a single such …

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[Illinois] BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2012: Understanding and Controlling Fibrotic Myocardium

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Guy Genin

Hypertension kills 1 in every 5000 Americans each year and affects the majority of those over the age of 55. Following prolonged hypertension, cardiac fibroblasts within the heart convert to …

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[Illinois] Microbiology Seminar Series: Salmonella Resistance to Phagocytic Superoxide

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): James M. Slauch

"Salmonella cause 1.4 million cases of gastroenteritis and enteric fever per year in the US and lead all other foodborne bacterial pathogens as a cause of death. The long-term objectives of our …

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[Illinois] CPLC Seminar Series: Living Cell Studies Assisted by Nanoengineering Surfaces

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Logan Liu

It is known that living cells interact with their micro and nanoscale environments. We created a variety of nanoengineered surfaces which can interact with living cells grown on top. Two particular …

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[Illinois] MechSE Bio Interest Group Seminar Series: Spatially-Patterned Collagen Scaffolds for Orthopedic Tissue Engineering and Regulating Stem Cell Fate

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Steven Caliari

"Regeneration of multi-tissue structures like the tendon-bone junction (TBJ) requires dynamic new biomaterial technologies. The TBJ contains gradations of protein and mineral content that serve to …

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[Illinois] Cell & Developmental Biology Seminar Series: Plasticity in the Pancreas: New Diabetes Therapies?

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Christopher Wright

Video available June 2013 "The Wright laboratory research focuses on early embryonic development and organogenesis. Numerous papers from hi group have been published in the fields of …

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[Illinois] CABPN Workshop

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Rashid Bashir, Matthew V. Schulmerich, Jianjun Cheng, Brian Cunningham, William Helferich, Manas Ranjan Gartia, Jozef L. Kokini, Lila Vodkin

CABPN is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. Its mission is to conduct industry-relevant fundamental research, enhance graduate education and …

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[Illinois] Bioengineering Seminar Series: The Role of Cell Geometry and Adhesion Ligand Presentation in Guiding Stem Cell Differentiation

26 Nov 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Kristopher A. Kilian

"Substrates that are designed to mimic the extracellular matrix are useful tools for studying cellular processes. Recently, we showed how micropatterning single mesenchymal stem cells can be used to …

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