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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
Elizabeth Gerber Inducted into ACM SIGCHI Academy
The 10 members of the SIGCHI Academy Class of 2025 are honored for remarkable contributions to the field of human-computer interaction.Mar 5, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
What AI Means for the Future of Work
On February 18, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design hosted a thought leader panel to discuss the National Academies of Sciences’s "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" report.Mar 4, 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
Murphey Named Director of Transformative Research
Professor Todd Murphey will focus on expanding opportunities for Northwestern faculty to conduct federally funded and secure research initiatives on campus and in collaboration with external partners such as national laboratories.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
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
Redesigning Electroadhesive Clutches for Robotics and Wearable Devices
A new study by Professor J. Edward Colgate and postdoctoral researcher Bekir Aksoy explores how improved electroadhesive clutches could enhance robotics, wearables, and rehabilitation.Feb 14, 2025|from Northwestern Engineering News
How Mantis Shrimp Protect Their Powerful ‘Fists’ of Fury
Popular Science wrote about the recent work by Professor Horacio Espinosa, which showed how the shrimp’s bodies remain intact despite the blowback from their hits.Feb 12, 2025|from Popular Science
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
Measurement Matters
With a focus on precision, Northwestern Engineering researcher Ping Guo unlocks opportunities for advanced manufacturing – and more.Jan 17, 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
Espinosa, Sargent Named to National Academy of Inventors
Professors Horacio Espinosa and Ted Sargent are among 170 new fellows in the 2024 class who attained the highest professional distinction awarded solely to academic inventors.Dec 10, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Engineering Students Named to Chicago Inno ‘Under 25’ List
The annual list naming mechanical engineering students Trevor Abbott and Victoria Israel recognizes young innovators who are ready to make their mark in Chicago.Dec 6, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Funding Could Make Whole-Eye Transplants a Reality
The vision-restoring project including Professors Hao Zhang and Cheng Sun received up to $56 million to fast-track development of a new generation of visible-light optical coherence tomography.Dec 2, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News