Science Daily -- Researchers led by Beckman faculty member and U. of I. chemistry professor Martin Gruebele and Martina Havenith of Ruhr-University Bochum used newly developed Kinetic Terahertz Absorption Spectroscopy to gain a better understanding of water’s role in protein folding.

News-Gazette -- Scott White, a Beckman researcher and U. of I. professor of aerospace engineering, is the founder of Autonomic Materials, a company in Champaign that is developing self-healing coatings for ships, oil rigs and other structures.

Energy & Environment Daily -- Beckman researcher and U. of I. engineering professor Mark Shannon, the director of the Center of Advanced Materials for the Purification of Water with Systems, testified before a House energy and environment subcommittee this month in support of a bill focusing on water development, demonstration projects, education and outreach, and technology-transfer activities.