Developing an Energy-Saving, Carbon-Capturing Method for Making Ethylene Glycol
A new electrochemical system developed in the lab of Professor Ted Sargent cuts waste, slashes emissions, and conserves energy while producing a key industrial chemical.
Engineering News
Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund Advances Breakthrough Science
More than $6 million in strategic seed funding for Northwestern faculty to date, including projects in the latest round with McCormick Professors Shana O. Kelley, Ying Wu, Milan Mrksich, and Jonathan Rivnay, accelerates high-impact research toward commercialization.
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