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Watch a Live Catalytic Event in Real Time

The new observations from a team with Professors Tobin Marks and Michael Bedzyk could lead to more efficient catalysts for green hydrogen production.
Apr 11, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

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

3D Printing Adds New Dimensions to Core Course on Soft Materials

Students formulate and 3D-print custom resins in new labs developed by Professor Ryan Truby.
Apr 8, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

Carbon Capture Could Become Practical with Scalable, Affordable Materials

A team led by Professor Vinayak Dravid demonstrated how researchers can pull carbon directly from the air using changes in humidity, now with materials at a fraction of the cost.
Apr 3, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News

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
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