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making it new
Nanotechnology involves designing materials and structures at the atomic or molecular level. The scale is small, but the possibilities are great. We sample some basic nanotech projects at SIUC with potential applications in computing, electronics, medical imaging, biosensing, and the aerospace industry.
 

grade A
An SIUC dairy specialist wants to create a niche market by cutting the saturated fat content of milk while boosting its levels of healthful fatty acids.

• protein I.D.
• river pirates
• culture clash
• after the storm
• eco-nomics
• saving amphibians
• corralling qubits
• to the next power
• online news
• meeting the press
• kudos

preserving the parks
Forestry faculty and graduate students gauge the health of six National Park System units around Lakes Michigan and Superior.

tailoring the matrix
Chemistry major Laura Gibson takes an assignment and runs with it. Her aim: creating carbohydrate gels for slow-release drug delivery.