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Sanjay Sood to Speak at PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony
Sood, senior vice president and chief technology officer at CDW, will speak to graduates and their families during a ceremony on December 14 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.Nov 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
McCormick Faculty Named Among Global ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ for 2024
The list from analytics company Clarivate identifies researchers who showed significant influence by publishing highly cited papers.Nov 20, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Student Team Wins Highest Honor at NASA BIG Idea Challenge
The student group’s expandable technology was recognized as having the best potential to contribute to NASA’s future Artemis moon missions.Nov 19, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Newly Identified Antiferromagnetic Material Could Lead to Faster, More Efficient Memory Technology
Designed by a team with Professor James Rondinelli, the material represents a paradigm shift in how we think about this class of compounds.Nov 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Haptic Patch Transmits Complexity of Touch to the Skin
The device developed by Professors John Rogers and Yonggang Huang delivers various sensations, including vibrations, pressure, and twisting.Nov 6, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Polymer Therapy Shows Promise Against Huntington’s Disease
Neuroscience News wrote about the work done by Professor Nathan Gianneschi to develop a novel polymer-based therapy that could slow Huntington’s disease progression by preventing harmful protein clumps in the brain.Nov 2, 2024|from Neuroscience News
New Huntington’s Treatment Prevents Protein Aggregation
Designer polymers developed by Professor Nathan Gianneschi disrupted protein interactions to preserve cell health in a mouse study.Nov 1, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Partners with Material Impact to Accelerate Tech Commercialization
The partnership will help move research from the lab to the market.Oct 30, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
John A. “Mac” McQuown, Northwestern Alumni Medalist and Benefactor, Dies at 90
An entrepreneur, financial innovator, and philanthropist, McQuown made an impact on sustainability, environmentalism and engineering research.Oct 25, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
‘Electric Plastic’ Could Open Door to New Generation of Implants and Wearable Tech
Science profiled the self-assembling, biocompatible molecular ribbons developed by Professor Samuel Stupp that can store energy and information.Oct 21, 2024|from Science
Implantable Drug Factories: The Future of On-Demand Medication
In a perspective article published in Science, Professor Jonathan Rivnay explores next-generation bioelectronic medication.Oct 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Nature and Plastics Inspire Breakthrough in Soft Sustainable Materials
Biodegradable structures developed by Professor Samuel Stupp could revolutionize energy, information technologies, and advanced medicine.Oct 9, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Mark Hersam and Alessandro Rotta Loria Spotlight Sustainable AI, Urban Climate Solutions at TEDxChicago
The two Northwestern Engineering faculty members spoke at the September 27 event with the theme of “Lighting the Way.”Oct 7, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Obesity, Diabetes Implant Receives up to $34 Million to Fast-Track Development
Professors Jonathan Rivnay and Josh Leonard are part of a multi-institutional team of researchers working to create a minimally invasive implant that will eliminate the need for injections and deliver medicine on demand.Oct 2, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Watch Water Form Out of Thin Air
Professor Vinayak Dravid witnessed, for the first time, the formation of nanosized water bubbles in real time.Sep 30, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News