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Students take on Earth-focused NASA challenge
- Engineering News
- August 4, 2026
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Fueled by curiosity and collaboration, Grainger engineers are pushing the limits of discovery — reimagining what's possible and taking on humanity's most pressing challenges.
New 3D thermal cloak hides objects from heat in any direction
- Curated News Items
- August 10, 2026
Dean Rashid Bashir: 'Illinois invented the future. This time, the quantum park will help us keep it.'
- Curated News Items
- July 27, 2026
Illinois-led team selected for DOE Genesis Mission award
- Curated News Items
- July 22, 2026
Advancing toward a new era of nuclear research on campus
- Curated News Items
- July 16, 2026
Researchers develop compact, sustainable nitrogen reactor
- Curated News Items
- July 7, 2026
Chicago missed the tech boom. Quantum computing gives it a second chance.
- Curated News Items
- June 24, 2026
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At the Intersection of Quantum and AI
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna ('87, M.S., '91, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering) describes what excites him about the next chapter of the IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute (IIDAI), a pioneering academic-industry partnership shaping the technologies of tomorrow.
Grainger Engineering Faculty in the Media
From breakthrough discoveries to expert commentary, Grainger engineers are making headlines and shaping conversations about the future of technology and innovation
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- Fast Company
- William Paul King
This material in Spanish World Cup star Pedri's cleats could also repair your colon
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- Bloomberg
- James Michael LaFave
Damaged Manhattan tower owner to reconstruct 15 floors after evacuation
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- MarketWatch
- Brian Leeds DeMarco
IBM could be a big winner as quantum computing moves out of the science-fiction realm
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- Scientific American
- Joseph Fernando Gonzalez
SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship V3 — the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built
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- MIT Technology Review
- Qing Cao
IBM has unveiled chip technology that could help extend Moore's Law another decade
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