SELECTED FEATURES IN THE NEWS
Licht versnelt de omzetting van CO2 in nieuwe producten
Read the Dutch magazine New Scientist feature here
Visible light energy yields two-for-one deal when added to CO2 recycling process
Read the Illinois News Bureau article here
The room-temperature superconductor that wasn’t
Understanding superconductivity
Feature in the Istanbul Chronicle
Como a Internet ajudou a resolver o mistério do LK-99, o falso supercondutor
LK-99 isn’t a superconductor — how science sleuths solved the mystery
Illuminating energy
Nature Energy article on our light- and electricity-powered ammonia synthesis process
Plasmonic catalyst smashes record for reducing vital chemical feedstock
Read opinion from interview for Chemistry World article
Light-harvesting nanoparticle catalysts show promise in quest for renewable carbon-based fuels
Read the Illinois News Bureau article here
Breakthrough in creating fuel from sunlight puts us closer to carbon-neutral energy
Feature story on our solar fuel synthesis efforts in Leaps magazine
Forschende zeigen uns wie es richtig geht: Künstliche photosynthese an der University of Illinois
Feature on our artificial photosynthesis efforts in PhoSy magazine of Freie Universität, Berlin
Science News feature on top 10 scientists of 2020 to watch
Professor Prashant Jain’s path to chemistry at Illinois
Chemistry at Illinois feature story
Cheap Nanoparticles Pave the Way for Carbon-Neutral Fuel
New artificial photosynthesis breakthrough uses gold to turn CO2 into liquid fuel
Scientists create photosynthesis-inspired fuel from CO2 and water
Scientists have copied plants and turned CO2 into fuel
Artificial photosynthesis could clean up polluted air and produce fuel
Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels
Read the Illinois News Bureau article here
Forcing reactions with plasmons
RSC Chemistry World Feature Article
Nine Illinois researchers rank among world’s most influential
Read the UIUC News Bureau article here
Prashant K. Jain selected as a member of the 2020-2021 Defense Science Study Group
Read the UIUC Chemistry news article here
First round of Chemistry Discovery Fund launches innovative projects by Burke, Jain, and Mitchell
Read the UIUC Chemistry news article here
Carbon-recycling system
Read the Science Daily article here
2 electrons are better than 1
Highlight on NSF Science360 News
Team achieves two-electron chemical reactions using light energy, gold
Read the Illinois News Bureau article here
Prashant interviewed about lithium ion batteries and solid electrolytes by Brains On American Public Radio podcast.
Superionic nanoclusters highlighted in cover story in India's Outlook Magazine
Read the article here: Storing the Change
Prashant Jain shines a light on achieving goals
Kavli Lectures: Artificial photosynthesis, materials with unprecedented properties
Highlight on Kavli lectures at Fall 2017 ACS National Meeting
Chemistry world article interviewed Prashant on recent plasmonic catalysis advances
Read article: Plasmonic catalyst makes light work of carbon monoxide
Prashant interviewed about nanocrystals in future optical computing
Link to La Recherche, France's monthly science magazine
Charging ahead: the future of batteries
Read the Smithsonian Magazine story here
Nanoclusters and the future of lithium batteries
Layered Graphene, Imaging Nematodes, Preventing Battery Explosions
Nanoclusters help improve lithium-ion batteries
Tiny nanoclusters could solve big problems for lithium-ion batteries
Read the UIUC News Bureau press release here
Illinois faculty among most highly cited worldwide
Engineering Communications Office Article here
2016 List of Most Cited Researchers by Academic World Ranking of Universities
Palladium Clusters from Etching
Catching invisible light
Nanocrystal atoms cooperate like biomolecules, making better photonic devices possible
Read the Laser Focus World article here
Three faculty members awarded 2014 Sloan Fellowships
Read the UIUC News Bureau article here
Atoms cooperate like biomolecules
Read the UIUC News Bureau article here
Gas clean-up technology triumphs at global IChemE Awards
Sulfur cleanup chemistry highly commended as Energy Award runner up
DuPont Celebrates Scientific Innovation by Recognizing Young Professors
Among select american innovators interviewed for national academy of engineering's "educate to innovate program". contribution will become part of workshop at NAE in Oct 2013
Interviewed on quantum dots and nanoscience by Discovery Channel's Brave New World series
Improved sulfur removal from petroleum-based fuels
Tribology and Lubrication technology article by Neil Canter
Metal oxide nanofibers scrub sulfur from petroleum fuel
Read the UK Engineer article here
A Lower Cost Method to Capture Sulfur From Fuels
Read the New Energy and Fuel article here
Nanotech fibers remove sulfur from petroleum fuel
Read the Science Business article here
Nanofibers clean sulfur from fuel
Read the UIUC News Bureau article here
Big Little Matter: Two Indian scientists on controlling particles and creating possibilities
Read the Indian Express Eye magazine article here OR here
Two Illinois chemists named top young innovators
Read the UIUC News Bureau article here
Five of south Asian origin named top 35 innovators under 35
Tuning nanocrystals to make tinier, more efficient switches for optical computing and solar panels
Read the Technology Review magazine article here
Iacat fellowships support diverse collaborative projects
Read the announcement of NCSA Faculty Fellowship here
Rewriting selection rules
Read the Nature Nanotechnology Commentary here
Bright lights of purity: Berkeley Lab researcher discover why pure quantum dots and nanorods shine brighter
Read the LBNL press release here
Take nanocrystals, add boiling water, and get a 400-fold increase in luminescence
Read IEEE Spectrum feature here
Breaking Kasha's rule: Berkeley Lab scientists find unique luminescence in tetrapod nanocrystals
Read the LBNL press release here
Scientists make advancements in the field of quantum dots
Daily Cal article
Berkeley Lab researchers find plasmonic resonances in semiconductor nanocrystals
Read the LBNL press release here
Quantum dots enable plasmonic semis
Read the EE Times feature here
Feature on Miller Fellow Prashant Jain
Read the Miller Newsletter here
Frontier article and cover of Chemical Physics Letters (2010 Mar issue) on Plasmonic Coupling
#1 most cited papers of all time in Nano Today
Au nanoparticles target cancer
#1 most cited papers of all time in Nanomedicine
#1 most cited papers of all time in Plasmonics