Researchers invent ‘microbubblers’ to destroy harmful bacteria
By Zack Fishman, Technograph Writer
November 15, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Biofilms, or surface-sticking clusters of bacteria, cover everything from bathroom floors to medical devices and are a major cause of hospital infections. These collections of dangerous cells are tough to crack and require thorough scrubbing to be removed, but what if they live in spaces too small to ...
Tap water filter aims to remove potentially harmful pharmaceuticals
By Rachael Bolek, Managing Editor for Online
November 15, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Tap water: It’s a norm in households around the world, and people don’t often give it a second thought after turning on the faucet. However, what happens when the water that comes out is contaminated? Dipanjan Pan, associate professor in bioengineering at the University, is working on a way to remove those...
Capturing an absence of light: First black hole to be imaged in 2019
By Molly Nguyen, Technograph Writer
November 15, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
It's an exciting time for astrophysicists as our working knowledge of outer space expands and our ability to visually capture its greatest wonders grows as well. The first image of a black hole is soon to be captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, which is a large collaboration of nearly 200 scientists...
Study reveals climate change, hurricane size go hand-in-hand
By Ava Traverso, Technograph Writer
November 15, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Florence, Helene, Leslie and Michael: These are the names of the four hurricanes that have occurred in 2018. The rate of severe weather occurrences has appeared to be on the rise over the past few years. The rapidly growing danger is becoming a concern for more and more people, and society is desperat...
Infants show ability to recognize distinctions between social powers
By Serina Taluja and Serina Taluja
November 15, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Every single person on the planet begins his or her life the same way: as babies. As adults, we can look at babies and describe them as sweet, innocent or cute. However, we unfairly overlook the intelligence that babies possess. In a recent study done by Dr. Renée Baillargeon, a professor of psychology at the Un...
CAPSat revolutionizes space research
By Aayush Aggarwal, Technograph Writer
November 15, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
We live in a world where space research has become a goal for multiple corporations. From Elon Musk’s SpaceX project to Lockheed Martin’s Orion spacecraft, unravelling the mysteries of the world beyond the exosphere has taken precedence over other scientific research, and justifiably so. Earth ...
‘Women in Microbiology’: breaking into STEM
By Serina Taluja, Assistant Special Sections Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Women in STEM-related fields have faced various forms and degrees of discrimination since the beginning of coed universities. In many cases, women have been told they simply aren’t good at math by nature, or that only men should want to go out and collect microbe samples from the dirt, or that the...
A CRISPR approach to gene editing
By Yoav Margalit, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
here seems to be a divide between what can be changed in the world and what cannot. For much of science, broadening the horizons of knowledge involves defining and redefining this divide. For genetics, in recent years, the divide has become increasingly blurred. Enter CRISPR-Cas9, a still-developing proces...
University study shows benefits from recycling human wastewater
By Serina Taluja, Special Sections Assistant Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Water and food are two necessities that human life is directly dependent on. Humans can survive roughly five days without food and only three days without water. As essential as they are, a striking number of people struggle to access both of these resources on a daily basis, especially in developing ...
Graduate student dedicates herself to keeping cryptocurrency under control
By Yifan Gu, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph, Uncategorized
There are many facets to Katt Gu. She is both prudent and motivated. She is professional, yet easygoing. She is a first-year doctorate student in informatics at the University who is cultivating a new field that could influence countless investors and transactions. Standing in the Legislative Yuan, a...
‘Women and Ideas in Engineering’: a story of resilience
By Molly Zupan, Special Sections Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
In 2015, two female Illinois faculty members began a collaborative project. Three years later, in August, this project was published and stocked on bookshelves. Laura D. Hahn and Angela S. Wolters co-wrote the book, “Women and Ideas in Engineering: Twelve Stories from Illinois,” to “reflec...
Arctic sea ice and US tornadoes: an unexpected correlation
By Zack Fishman, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
It is very difficult for meteorologists to predict when a tornado will strike or how devastating an upcoming tornado season will be. A challenge to study up close, twisters often only last for minutes and are too small to be spotted on today’s best climate models. It is not even fully understood wh...
