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University of Illinois

Nuclear plant

AI Watchdogs Transform Nuclear Safety With Virtual Eyes Where Humans Can’t Go

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Technology

In an international study of attitudes from 2009-2019, U. of I. psychology professor Benedek Kurdi and his colleagues found substantial reductions in self-reported bias against all categories of stigma they examined. The picture for “implicit” or “hidden” bias was more complex.

Study finds global downturn in bias against stigmatized groups

Categories Social Sciences

Heart illustration

One Simple Drug Addition Could Prevent 330,000 Heart Attack Deaths Annually

Categories Health

Physical neglect can be as damaging to children’s social development as physical, sexual or emotional abuse, and it can have lasting impact on their ability to form friendships and romantic relationships throughout their lives, according to a recent study led by sociology professor Christina Kamis. Photo by Fred Zwicky

Physical Neglect as Damaging to Children’s Social Lives as Abuse, Landmark Study Finds

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Prof Pablo Perez-Pinera, center is joined by fellow researchers Shraddha Shirguppe, left, and Angelo Miskalis, right, in a research space at Everitt Lab. Photo taken at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Photo by Fred Zwicky / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Gene Editing Tool Shows Promise for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Categories Health, Technology

The team's modeling approach is significant to advancement in robotics, dynamics and control systems.

Scientists Map Complex Control System Behind Octopus Arm Movement

Categories Life & Non-humans, Physics & Mathematics

Muscovite mica is used in many materials science applications and is known for its extremely flat and flaky layers, making it highly susceptible to hostile environmental conditions.

Scientists Use Earthquake Statistics to Revamp Materials Testing

Categories Physics & Mathematics

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Scientists Race to Protect Computing Systems from Future Quantum Threats

Categories Physics & Mathematics

University of Illinois evolution, ecology and behavior professor Philip Anderson, pictured, and his colleague Bingying Zhang found that thin animal skin significantly dissipates the energy of a puncturing projectile. In their experiments, skin worked better than a thicker synthetic gel designed to mimic skin.

Thin skin significantly blunts injury from puncture

Categories Health, Physics & Mathematics

The Speech Accessibility Project is a research initiative to make voice recognition technology more useful for people with a range of diverse speech patterns and disabilities.

Automatic speech recognition learned to understand people with Parkinson’s disease — by listening to them

Categories Brain & Behavior, Technology

Brent Roberts

Conscientiousness, not willpower, is a reliable predictor of success

Categories Brain & Behavior

Illinois researchers have opened up the AI "black box" to gain valuable new insight about chemistry for solar energy applications. Pictured, from left: Professor Charles Schroeder, graduate students Changhyun Hwang and Seungjoo Yi, professor Ying Diao, professor Nick Jackson and graduate student Tiara Torres Flores. Photo by Michelle Hassel

AI Unveils Chemical Secrets for Solar Energy: Turning the Black Box Transparent

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Physics & Mathematics, Technology

Communication professor JungHwan Yang is a member of a research team that explored the biases associated with political polls posted on social media, how their results compare with those reported by mainstream media and their potential influence on public discourse.

Will social media polls accurately predict the winner of the U.S. presidential election?

Categories Social Sciences

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