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MICRO Summit Convenes Undergraduates for Materials Science Research, Career Exploration
Led by Professor Cécile Chazot, the summit advanced MICRO’s mission to support students from schools without dedicated materials science programs advance in the field.Apr 15, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Researchers Develop the World’s Smallest Pacemaker, and It Could Be Revolutionary for Newborn Babies With Heart Defects
Smithsonian wrote about the new device developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang that is smaller than a grain of rice and gets absorbed by the patient’s body when it’s no longer needed, eliminating the risks of an extraction surgery.Apr 14, 2025|from Smithsonian Magazine
Watch a Live Catalytic Event in Real Time
The new observations from a team with Professors Tobin Marks and Michael Bedzyk could lead to more efficient catalysts for green hydrogen production.Apr 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Your Skin Is Breathing. This New Wearable Device Can Measure It.
Professors John Rogers, Guillermo Ameer, and Yonggang Huang developed the first wearable device that gauges health by sensing gases coming from and going into the skin.Apr 9, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
3D Printing Adds New Dimensions to Core Course on Soft Materials
Students formulate and 3D-print custom resins in new labs developed by Professor Ryan Truby.Apr 8, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Carbon Capture Could Become Practical with Scalable, Affordable Materials
A team led by Professor Vinayak Dravid demonstrated how researchers can pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity, now with materials at a fraction of the cost.Apr 3, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Novel Point-of-Care Technology Delivers Accurate HIV Results in Minutes
The low-cost test developed by Professor Vinayak Dravid and research professor Gajendra Shekhawat builds on an existing platform that assesses COVID-19 and water quality.Apr 2, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
World’s Smallest Pacemaker Is Activated by Light
The tiny device developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang can be inserted with a syringe, and then dissolve after it’s no longer needed.Apr 2, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Two Faculty Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Professors Joshua Leonard and Jonathan Rivnay are part of AIMBE’s College of Fellows Class of 2025, among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers.Mar 31, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Feeling the Future: New Wearable Device Mimics Complexity of Human Touch
The device developed by Professors John Rogers, Yonggang Huang, and J. Edward Colgate goes beyond the buzz to create a sophisticated variety of haptic sensations.Mar 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Lucks, Rondinelli Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professors Julius Lucks and James Rondinelli are part of a Fellows class that includes 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.Mar 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Scientists Break Down Cheap Plastic Using the Air — And Turn It Into Something Far More Valuable
Live Science wrote about the work done by a team with Professor Tobin Marks that developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into more valuable materials.Mar 25, 2025|from Live Science
Wolverton Named Fellow of Materials Research Society
Professor Chris Wolverton was honored as an MRS Fellow for pioneering contributions to computational materials science and its impact on materials design and discovery.Mar 12, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Plastic Recycling Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
A team of scientists with Professor Tobin J. Marks broke down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air.Mar 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Research Demonstrating How Brewing Tea Adsorbs Heavy Metals Garnering Media Attention
Outlets such as CNN and the Washington Post have reported on the recent work by Professor Vinayak P. Dravid.Mar 3, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News