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Hersam, Rotta Loria to Speak at TEDxChicago
Professors Mark C. Hersam and Alessandro Rotta Loria will present at this year’s independently organized TED event that promotes “ideas worth spreading.”Aug 21, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Why Does Metal Squeak?
Squeaking metal serves an important purpose, and Northwestern Engineering’s Yip-Wah Chung told Live Science how the phenomenon occurs.Aug 13, 2024|from Live Science
Rapidly Regrowing Cartilage with ‘Dancing Molecules’ and ‘Rubbery Goo'
New Atlas reported on the recent developments from Professor Samuel I. Stupp, whose work has the potential to eventually regrow cartilage.Aug 6, 2024|from New Atlas
New Biomaterial Regrows Damaged Cartilage in Joints
Professor Samuel I. Stupp developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model.Aug 6, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Faculty Awarded $20 Million Grant from National Science Foundation
The Kellogg-McCormick research program will work on measuring, understanding, predicting, and accelerating technology innovations.Aug 1, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Developing Multifunctional Transistors for Mimicking Biology
A team led by Professor Jonathan Rivnay used off-on-off current output transistors that can be deployed to make compact artificial spiking neurons.Jul 31, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
‘Dancing Molecules’ Heal Cartilage Damage
Professor Samuel Stupp found that regenerative effects of the molecules might be universal across tissue types.Jul 29, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
People at Risk of Overdose Could Be Fitted with an Anti-opioid Implant
NewScientist featured a pacemaker-like implant developed by Professor John Rogers that detected opioid overdoses in pigs within one minute and successfully administered a treatment.Jul 18, 2024|from NewScientist
A New Way to Stabilize Perovskite Solar Cells
Northwestern Engineering researchers used stable materials to alleviate the issue of cations moving within a material in devices that convert light into electrical energy.Jul 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Twist on Artificial ‘Muscles’ for Safer, Softer Robots
The simplified, low-cost soft actuators developed by Professor Ryan Truby enable worm-like crawling, bicep-like lifting, and more.Jul 10, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Haile, Hersam Named Electrochemical Society Fellows
ECS fellows are recognized for advanced individual technological contributions to the fields of electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology.Jul 9, 2024
Rivnay, Kanatzidis Named 2024 Researchers to Know
The annual list compiled by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition spotlights state leaders in innovation.Jun 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Inaugural Recipients of Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund Awards Announced
The strategic seed funding aims to propel projects with high-impact societal potential to late-stage government funding or market translation.Jun 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
AI Algorithm Identifies High-Performing Electrolytes for Batteries
A new tool developed by a team with Professors Wei Chen and James Rondinelli provides a solution to an intractable problem in the chemical space.Jun 12, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Chad Mirkin Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
The Northwestern scientist was recognized for his discovery of spherical nucleic acids.Jun 12, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News