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Diana Steele blends her science background with a rare talent for telling stories about complex research topics and sharing them with a broader audience.

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Scientists develop new type of flexible, eco-friendly electronic plastic for wearable tech, sensors

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for wearable electronics, sensors and other electrical applications. The material, a so-called ferroelectric polymer, is made without fluorine, considered a “forever” chemical…

Cancer immunotherapy could get cheaper, more widely available with new technology

CAR T cell immunotherapy, which uses a patient’s own modified immune cells to find and destroy cancer cells, can produce dramatic results when treating blood cancers, such as lymphoma and leukemia, and shows promise against solid tumors. But harvesting T cells, a type of white blood cell that…

Two CWRU engineering researchers receive early career awards from National Science Foundation

Environmental engineer Bridget Hegarty to focus on improving water quality; computer scientist An Wang to improve model training for artificial intelligence Two Case Western Reserve University engineering faculty members have been awarded U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career…

Two Case Western Reserve University faculty members honored as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Researchers Gary E. Wnek and the late Arnold Caplan recognized for groundbreaking innovations Polymer scientist Gary E. Wnek and stem-cell biologist Arnold Caplan have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the highest professional distinction awarded solely to…