Why Air Quality Concerns Can’t Be Blown Away
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there has been a trend of “increased risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last two decades,” citing climate...
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Wetting the Ball: Improving Ballpoint Performance
Ballpoint pens are cheap and reliable, making them immensely popular. They originated around the time of air travel, quickly replacing fountain pens that would often leak in a plane cabin’s low air...
Cleared for Liftoff: Illinois Tech Rocketry Perseveres, Excels at International Competition
In its first year competing in the Spaceport America Cup, the largest intercollegiate rocket and engineering competition and conference, Illinois Tech Rocketry exceeded expectations. Launching its...
Illinois Tech Engineer Spearheads Research Leading to Groundbreaking Green Propane Production Method
CHICAGO—August 18, 2023—A paper recently published in Nature Energy based on pioneering research done at Illinois Institute of Technology reveals a promising breakthrough in green energy: an...
Closing the Carbon Cycle With Green Propane Production
Illinois Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Mohammad Asadi has published a paper in Nature Energy that describes an electrolyzer device that can convert carbon dioxide...
Robotics Team Advances to Finals $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest Competition
Matthew Spenko, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, is leading his team, Welcome to the Jungle, into the finals of the prestigious XPRIZE Rainforest...
Instrument Selected to Fly on NASA Mission
Illinois Institute of Technology Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seebany Datta-Barua is a member of the team working on Near Earth Magnetometer Instrument in a Small Integrated...
Illinois Tech Assistant Professor Receives Award for Using Insights from Human Immune System to Strengthen AI
CHICAGO—July 25, 2023— For his groundbreaking research in fortifying artificial intelligence systems with insights gained from the human immune system, Ren Wang of Illinois Institute of Technology has...
Illinois Tech Professor’s Team Advances to Finals of Five-Year, $10 Million XPRIZE Rainforest Competition
CHICAGO—July 25, 2023— Matthew Spenko, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, is leading his team, Welcome to the Jungle, into the finals of the...
Illinois Tech Represents at Fifth Annual 2023 AeroSTEM Youth Expo
More than 100 students in the Chicago area attended the Fifth Annual 2023 AeroSTEM Youth Expo on Sunday, June 25, 2023, in Illinois Institute of Technology’s Hermann Hall. This landmark event, hosted...