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An adult male black and white snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti).

Asian Monkeys in the Cold Evolve for Survival

University of Illinois
Categories Life & Non-humans
Anxiety about artificial intelligence has been driven by its rapid development as well as knowledge worker concerns about potentially being replaced by the transformative technology, says Robert Brunner, the associate dean for innovation and chief disruption officer at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Photo by Fred Zwicky

What’s the transformative potential of artificial intelligence?

University of Illinois
Categories Social Sciences, Technology
From left: Jemin Jeon, Xiao Su, and Johannes Elbert

A Better Way to Distinguish Left and Right-Handed Molecules

University of Illinois
Categories Technology
Smart coatings on orthopedic implants, developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, have bacteria-killing nanopillars on one side and strain-mapping flexible electronics on the other. This could help physicians guide patient rehabilitation and repair or replace devices before they fail. Image by Beckman Imaging Technology Group

Smart Coatings Inspired by Bugs Zap Bacteria and Monitor Strain

University of Illinois
Categories Health, Technology
Illinois history professor Po-Shek Fu wrote about how Hong Kong media was used in a cultural cold war in Asia and the effects it had on the political and cultural environments in Hong Kong. Photo by Fred Zwicky

How Hong Kong media waged Asia’s cultural cold war

University of Illinois
Categories Social Sciences
This artist's concept shows the brilliant glare of two quasars residing in the cores of two galaxies that are in the chaotic process of merging. The gravitational tug-of-war between the two galaxies ignites a firestorm of star birth.

Hubble unexpectedly finds double quasar in distant universe

University of Illinois
Categories Physics & Mathematics, Space
The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

OpenAI’s ChatGPT costs $100k per day to run; accelerators could help

University of Illinois
Categories Technology
A niobium superconducting cavity. The holes lead to tunnels which intersect to trap light and atoms.

Experiment translates quantum information between technologies

University of Illinois
Categories Physics & Mathematics, Technology
There’s nothing sacrosanct about the five-day workweek, which is long overdue for an overhaul, says Robert Bruno, a professor of labor and employment relations at Illinois.

Should the workweek be shortened to four days?

University of Illinois
Categories Social Sciences
Research by Greg Girolami, the William and Janet Lycan Professor of Chemistry, uncovered previously unknown details about the enigmatic English scholar Margaret Bryan, including her family background and the names of her husband and two daughters. Photo by Fred Zwicky

Research uncovers details about the mysterious author of early astronomy textbooks

University of Illinois
Categories Physics & Mathematics
Top of a very tall building peeking out from clouds in Shanghai

Why are so many tall and supertall buildings being built?

University of Illinois
Categories Social Sciences

A soybean protein blocks LDL cholesterol production, reducing risks of metabolic diseases

University of Illinois
Categories Health
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