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Illinois ECE Transforms Building for Face Shield Production During Shutdown

The Illinois ECE Machine Shop, typically used to make anything Illinois ECE students or faculty cannot buy, was used to cut the large plastic sheets that start the face shield formation. The students’ Open Lab was used to laser cut the face shield plastic to exact specifications.

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RapidAlarm: Hearing aid algorithm is secret ingredient in low-cost emergency ventilator monitoring system

Illinois ECE researchers developed the Illinois RapidAlarm, a new open-source sensor and alarm system that makes emergency ventilators more useful during the COVID-19 pandemic through low-cost, widely-available parts for quick and inexpensive production.

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New Master of Engineering Online at Illinois ECE Launches

The new program offers unprecedented online access to distinguished faculty, industry leaders, and more advanced course offerings than ever before. The M.Eng Online is geared towards working professionals with a desire to expand their expertise and advance their careers by taking cutting-edge graduate coursework. 

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Illinois ECE Transforms Building for Face Shield Production During Shutdown

News | July 9, 2020

Bayram explores new solid-state lighting materials for LED lighting

News | July 8, 2020

Illinois ECE alumni named in CNBC's 2020 Disruptor 50 list

News | July 8, 2020

Internships in the COVID-era

News | July 7, 2020

Illinois ECE student start-up selected for prestigious iVenture Accelerator

News | July 5, 2020

Gifts to Illinois celebrate the lives of Thomas and Margaret Huang

News | July 4, 2020

Illinois ECE faculty among team awarded $5.4M to accelerate artificial intelligence research to combat the COVID-19 pandemic

News | July 1, 2020

Bhargava develops new techniques to improve atomic force microscopy

News | June 28, 2020

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