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New research could transform design of brain implants for neurological disorders to make them safer, more effective

The Office of Energy and Sustainability recently honored faculty, staff and students who excel at making the university and greater community a greener place to live and work with Sustainability Champion awards. Congratulations to Department of Materials Science and Engineering Chair Alp Sehirliog...

The CWRU team led by Professor Xiong (Bill) Yu received the first prize in the 2024 Intelligent Water System challenge competition organized by Water Research Foundation and Water Environmental Federation. The team presented an intelligent water solution titled ‘AI-Platform for Accurate Water Suppl...

Graphyne is a crystalline form of carbon that is distinct from both diamond and graphite. Unlike diamond, where each atom possesses four immediate neighbors, or graphite, where each atom has three, graphyne's structure combines two-coordinate and three-coordinate carbons. Computational models sugges...

Monitoring cellular adhesion in blood samples is of fundamental importance, but conventional approaches may not capture the full physiological complexity of microscale flow in living contexts. Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, led a team of researchers to study this topi...

Daniel Lacks, vice provost for interdisciplinary and international initiatives and the C. Benson Branch Professor of Chemical Engineering, co-authored an article published recently in Nature’s “News and Views” section. Titled “The secrets of static electricity are finally being revealed,” the piec...

From those who present on national stages like CES to those who tap into the university’s robust ecosystem for startup support, countless entrepreneurs have grown their ideas at Case Western Reserve University. They often turn to the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, which offers educational pro...

Trial-and-error separations could be replaced by quantitative and predictive molecular methods, CWRU researchers find

Yidan Gao and Yushu Cheng, both advised by Huichun (Judy) Zhang, have both received a 2023/2024 ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry C. Ellen Gonter Award. This is the most prestigious award given by the division to graduate students (up to seven each year) and is presented to those who submit th...

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced that Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal. This accolade recognizes Gurkan's groundbreakin...