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Trashing Cancer’s ‘Undruggable’ Proteins

A new strategy developed by Professor Nathan Gianneschi grabs cancer-driving proteins and directs them to the cell’s disposal system.

McCormick Student Lands Patti Grace Smith Fellowship in Aerospace

Third-year mechanical engineering student Barkot Simegn will serve as an intern on vehicle design for Ursa Major Technology’s rocket program.

Living ‘Mini Brains’ Meet Next-Generation Bioelectronics

A new ‘pop-up’ device developed by Professor John Rogers lets scientists map and manipulate activity in human neural organoids.

Extreme Heat Increases Strength of Pure Metals

A rule-breaking discovery by Dean Christopher Schuh and first author Ian Dowding reveals a new way to strengthen metal in extreme conditions.

Scientists Develop Low-Energy Method to Produce Ethylene from Waste Gas

Ethylene—the chemical used to create much of the world’s plastics—has a carbon problem that Professor Ted Sargent is working to solve.