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Volpatti Earns Research Award from Hartwell Foundation
The award will go toward Professor Lisa Volpatti’s work preventing organ transplant rejection.Apr 15, 2025
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
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
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
Inaugural Recipients of Crown/IIP-Seed Awards Announced
New seed funding will advance science and engineering research collaborations between Northwestern and five Israeli institutions.Feb 28, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Society of Women Engineers Hosts 2025 Career Day for Girls
The 54th annual event, hosted by the Northwestern undergraduate student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, welcomed Chicago-area middle school and high school students for labs tours and hands-on engineering activities.Feb 27, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Rogers and Huang Honored with Namesake Medal for Collaborative Research at Texas A&M
The annual award, commemorating the prolific collaboration between Rogers and Huang, will recognize outstanding research by fellows at the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study and Texas A&M students.Feb 18, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Wireless Device Tracks Heart Function in Real Time
Developed by Northwestern Engineering’s Igor Efimov and George Washington University’s Luyao Lu, the implantable device uses advanced sensors to monitor calcium levels and electrical signals, which could support future cardiac care by predicting and preventing cardiac events.Feb 7, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Mantis Shrimp Clubs Filter Sound to Mitigate Damage
A team led by Professor Horacio D. Espinosa discovered how mantis shrimp remain impervious to the intense shockwaves created by their own strikes.Feb 6, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Novel ‘Scaffolding’ Biomaterial Improves Bladder Regeneration and Function
Developed by Professor Guillermo Ameer, the material improves bladder tissue regeneration and overall function better than current techniques.Jan 14, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
The Human Genome Operates Like A “Dynamic Computer”
New research from the Center for Physical Genomics and Engineering uncovers how 3D genome structures generate cellular memories, paving the way for advances in medicine and longevity through cellular reprogramming.Jan 10, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Sanjay Sood Shares Leadership Lessons and Life Insights with Graduates
Sood spoke at the December 14 PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, recalling the lessons he’s learned during his career.Dec 16, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Chicago Biohub Backed by Mark Zuckerberg Publishes Its First Research, Discovering Way to Continuously Monitor Inflammation
The Chicago Tribune wrote about the work from Professor Shana Kelley to develop a sensor that monitors fluctuating proteins within the body in real time.Dec 10, 2024|from Chicago Tribune (via MSN)