Science + Tech

Ultrasound-activated nanobubbles break down the structure that makes tumors impenetrable to treatment

Emily Dickens (CWR ’19, MGT ’20, GRS ’20, engineering) has built her career around a central question: how can engineering innovation accelerate the transition to a more sustainable energy system—and reach the market at scale? As chief commercial officer of Octet Scientific, a Cleveland-based…

CWRU researchers advance battery technology for solar farms, power grids and data centers

Swinehart family gift hopes to spark curiosity in future generations

Fiscal 2026 federal funding commitment supports Case Western Reserve University’s ongoing and wide-ranging collaboration with NASA Glenn Research Center

Morton Brooks (CIT ’41) was a mathematically gifted student from an underprivileged family in 1930s Cleveland. Despite his talent and determination, the financial challenges of the Great Depression made higher education seem out of reach. Encouraged by his high school advisor to pursue…

Halle Tecco (CWR ’06) is the co-founder of Cofertility, a startup working to make egg freezing and fertility care more accessible. Earlier in her career, Tecco launched Natalist, a women’s health products company that was acquired in 2021, broadening the availability of at-home fertility and…

On International Women and Girls in Science Day, we celebrate the women who are shaping the future of science.

How hands-on learning shaped a founder’s approach

For deep-space missions to the moon, Mars and beyond, one deceptively simple question drives some of NASA’s most complex engineering challenges: How do you keep enough fuel cold—and stable—long enough to use it? That problem is at the center of ongoing zero boil-off tank (ZBOT) research, which…