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Case Western Reserve University researchers design soft, flexible origami-inspired robot
Envision applications in manufacturing, medicine and space A Case Western Reserve University researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending soft robot that may one day be used on an assembly line, in surgery or even outer space. Kiju Lee, the Nord Distinguished Assis...
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MRI contrast agent locates and distinguishes aggressive from slow-growing breast cancer
Case Western Reserve University researchers target tumor protein A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University not only pinpoints breast cancers at early stages but differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing types. “Doin...
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Case Western Reserve researcher wins $5.5 million federal grant to develop bioinspired materials and systems
With a new $5.5 million, five-year federal grant, a Case Western Reserve University researcher is leading an international team to develop functional materials inspired by some of the most desirable substances found in nature. The bioinspired materials produced in the project will be tested in soft...
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Science & Engineering Resource Lab
Meet STEM publishers at Kelvin Smith Library’s Science & Engineering Resource Lab Thursday, Sept. 28, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. The event will be an opportunity to explore science and engineering resources available through the library, and is open to all Case Western Reserve ...
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Supporting creativity: Funding available for students to pursue passions at Sears think[box]
Scenery and props quite literally set the stage for most theater performances, which, as the scenic designer for some Case Western Reserve University Players' Theatre Group (PTG) productions, senior Alice Li knows well. The mechanical engineering major has helped transform the Eldred Black Box Thea...
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5 questions with… cross-country cyclists Tony Damiano and Eric Eldred
Editor’s Note: Normally, our “5 questions with…” segment features just one outstanding member of our community. But when we learned of this duo’s summer experience, we wanted to make sure the campus heard both of their perspectives. Know someone you think should be featured in “5 questions”? Emai...
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Engineering’s Anant Madabhushi awarded patent for fusion of radiology and pathology data for disease characterization
Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason professor II of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, was awarded U.S. patent 9,767,555 titled “Disease Characterization from Fused Pathology and Radiology Data.” The described invention provides...
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Engineering’s Chris Yuan wins first place in national research competition
Chris Yuan, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, won first place in the Reusable Abstractions of Manufacturing Processes national research competition. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation, American Society of Testing and Materials ...
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Engineering school announces interim associate dean of research
The Case School of Engineering has named Christian Zorman as the interim associate dean of research. A renowned expert in the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Zorman has spent his research career focused on developing novel, enabling materials and their requisite processing technique...
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Engineering’s Ya-Ting Liao wins grant to conduct flame experiments on the International Space Station
Ya-Ting Liao, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, won a joint award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to conduct flame experiments on the International Space Station (ISS). The funding is part of $900,0...