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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
Haile Selected for Sosman Award
The award for Professor Sossina Haile is the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division in the American Ceramic Society.Mar 3, 2025
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
Contamination Detection Tool Enables Highly Sensitive Water Testing
A product of multi-disciplinary Northwestern Engineering research, the cantilever-based test detects harmful chemicals in water at concentrations down to parts per billion.Feb 27, 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
The Shocking Science Behind Staticky Hair
CNN reported on research from Professor Laurence Marks that explains the science behind the little jolts of connection when your hair is standing up or when you touch your pet, and offers a few remedies.Feb 26, 2025|from CNN
Brewing Tea Removes Heavy Metals from Water, Study Finds
The Guardian wrote about recent work from Professor Vinayak Dravid that says consumption of the beverage may have health benefits by reducing intake of metals such as lead.Feb 26, 2025|from The Guardian