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Engineering’s Rigoberto Advincula leads workshop on next generation of biomaterials
Rigoberto Advincula, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, led a biomaterials workshop with the National Science Foundation this week in Arlington, Virginia. Advincula led the effort in bringing a diverse community of academic and research institutions together to determine the next ...
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Changes in benign tissue next to prostate tumors may predict biochemical recurrence of cancer, scientists find
Changes in benign tissues next to prostate tumors may provide an early warning for patients at higher risk for biochemical recurrence after a radical prostatectomy, a study by researchers at ӰƵ and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions shows. Biochemical recurrence, which ...
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CWRU researchers win grant to double operational life of thin film solar cells
U.S. Department of Energy funds will speed high-risk, high-reward solar energy project Engineers and scientists at ӰƵ have been awarded federal funds to try to double the lifetime of thin-film solar energy cells. The researchers received a one-year, $165,775 U.S. Depart...
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Paralyzed riders use new technology to race bikes
Time trials in Cleveland Heights will determine who reaches upcoming international competition Four men and a woman from across the United States, who are paralyzed below the waist, will race on recumbent trikes at the Cleveland Heights Recreation Center at the Team Cleveland Cybathlon Trials, Tuesd...
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Researchers build a crawling robot from sea slug parts and a 3-D printed body
Swarms could one day search the depths of fresh and saltwater Researchers at ӰƵ have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build “biohybrid” robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach. A muscle from the slug’s mouth provides the m...
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Engineering alumnus, PhD student receives Fulbright Award to Finland
A few years ago, a passion for chemistry and intrigue in engineering led Joseph Toth to an African village, where he helped bring electricity to a family for the first time. Now, Toth is going global again. Only this time, that drive and enthusiasm have earned him a spot as a Fulbright Scholar. Aft...
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5 questions with… engineering student, community outreacher Rachel Laveson
As a mechanical engineering major, Rachel Laveson is accustomed to solving problems on the fly. In fact, that’s what drew her to engineering in the first place. That skill has come in handy many times this summer for Laveson, who is interning in the Engineering Education Summer Outreach program. T...
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Student energy group builds solar charging picnic table
Courtesy of the Case School of Engineering Members of the ӰƵ community now have a new place to take a seat and recharge—literally. Solar Powered charging table on Case Quad. This spring, a group of students built a picnic table outfitted with solar panels and a batte...
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CWRU researcher scaling up knotty polymer research
Turning the art of a trefoil knot into polymer science is no easy process, but researchers at ӰƵ developed a technique that produces a long chain molecule with the desired pretzel-like shape. Knotted polymers, sometimes found in nature, produce different properties than...
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Professors Gerald Saidel and Harihara Baskaran co-author textbook on biomedical mass transport, chemical reaction
Gerald Saidel, professor of biomedical engineering, and Harihara Baskaran, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, co-authored a new textbook titled Biomedical Mass Transport and Chemical Reaction: Physicochemical Principles and Mathematical Modeling. Available now, the book teaches the...