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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
Concrete Plans to Transform Cement Production’s CO2 Waste Into New Building Materials
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation produced a radio segment on recent work by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez that shows they can use CO2 to boost the process to produce carbon-negative materials that could be used in materials like plaster, cement and as a replacement for sand in concrete.Mar 27, 2025|from CBC
Bažant Elected Life Member of ASME
The honor is the latest for Professor Zdeněk P. Bažant, who is also the namesake of an American Society of Mechanical Engineers medal that was announced in 2023.Mar 21, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
The innovative process developed by Professors Alessandro Rotta Loria and Jeffrey Lopez converts CO2 into solid, durable, carbon-trapping materials.Mar 19, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Stretching Spider Silk Makes It Stronger
A new study from Professor Sinan Keten found that the amount of stretching determines the fibers’ properties.Mar 7, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
Iron Oxides Act as Natural Catalysts to Unlock Phosphorus to Fuel Plant Growth
A new study by Professor Ludmilla Aristilde found that minerals drive phosphorus release at enzyme-like rates.Mar 4, 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
Faculty Spotlight: Lucia Stein-Montalvo
Faculty spotlight for new assistant professor Lucia Stein-Montalvo.Feb 26, 2025
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
Medal Named in Honor of Rogers, Huang
The Hagler Institute for Advanced Study has named their new medal after professors Yonggang Huang and John Rogers.Feb 13, 2025
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
Faculty Spotlight: Federico Ciardo
Faculty spotlight for new assistant professor Federico Ciardo.Jan 31, 2025
Jamboree Sparks New Vision for University-Wide Water Research
Organized by Northwestern Engineering’s Aaron Packman and Jennifer Dunn and Weinberg’s Sera Young, the interdisciplinary event united faculty to tackle water challenges and sustainability.Jan 31, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
A Systems-Thinking Approach to Transportation
Professor Marco Nie examines how to make transportation systems more efficient, sustainable, and equitable.Dec 19, 2024|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