Nick Holonyak, Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory

08/28/2026

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Fall 2026 Holonyak Workshop

08/07/2026

What does it take to bring lab-grade diagnostics into the home? New research from the University of Illinois has a practical answer: the VPodDuo, a fluorescence-testing device the size of an AirPods case, capable of detecting everything from HIV to cancer biomarkers.

News Research AirPods-sized fluorescence analytical device holds the promise for timely home molecular testing BY Claudia Lutz July 15, 2026 Pictured left to right: Skye Shepherd, Han Keun Lee, Amanda Bacon, My Thi Tra Nguyen, and Brian Cunningham / Isaac Mitchell Share Advances in medical technolog...

08/06/2026

Professor Brian Cunningham is among the pioneers of the emerging field of point-of-care diagnostic technology, working to make cancer testing cheaper, faster and more accurate.

Paradigm Shift in Oncology: CCIL Lab Pioneers Multi-Institutional Publication On Critical Emergence of Point-of-Care Diagnostic Technology Jul 13, 2026 | Cancer Center News Who doesn’t want cancer testing results at less cost, with greater speed and accuracy? Interdisciplinary innovators like Canc...

07/29/2026

Researchers within our college have discovered a new type of quantum light emitter in diamonds that could help overcome a number of challenges facing quantum technologies.

University of Illinois ECE researchers discovered the IL1 diamond quantum light emitter, a breakthrough that could improve quantum computing, networking, and sensing.

07/27/2026

Ph.D. student Keith Chang was selected to receive a Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship to continue his work with wide-bandgap semiconductors.

Ph.D. student Keith Chang was selected to receive a Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship to continue his work with wide-bandgap semiconductors. 

07/15/2026

Innovative solar technologies with the potential to improve lives and accelerate the clean energy transition earned top recognition in this year's ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells course.

Every spring, the ECE 443 LEDs and Solar Cells course enables students to address a grand societal challenge by applying what they’ve learned to create a project. The class explores energy conversion devices to enable energy-efficient and scalable light emitting diodes and solar cells as solutio...

06/03/2026

New research from HMNTL's prof. Yurii Vlasov is challenging everything we thought we knew about how the brain decides.

A new study reveals that the brain may begin making decisions before the rational part of the mind kicks in.

04/30/2026

Researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering have demonstrated a new method for converting single photons. Their device has implications for quantum internet infrastructure and hybrid quantum systems.

04/28/2026

Reddy’s company, Prenosis — co-founded with Illinois Grainger Engineering Professor and current Dean Rashid Bashir — develops AI diagnostic tools for precision medicine in acute care by mapping patients’ unique biological profiles.

Reddy’s company, Prenosis — co-founded with Illinois Grainger Engineering Professor and current Dean Rashid Bashir — develops AI diagnostic tools for precision medicine in acute care by mapping patients’ unique biological profiles. Prenosis announced in January the completion of its $20 mill...

04/15/2026

Kejie Fang, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Grainger College of Engineering, has received a 2 year, $2 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a wavelength-agile entangled photon source (WAEPS) using nonlinear photonic integrated circuits.

DARPA funding to advance high-performance quantum interconnect