
News from the Case School of Engineering
july 25, 2016
Time trials in Cleveland Heights will determine who reaches upcoming international competition.
july 18, 2016
Swarms could one day search the depths of fresh and salt water.
july 11, 2016
National Cancer Institute awards $3.3 million to develop digital image analytics.
july 6, 2016
Findings could help clinicians decide sooner which patients need more follow-up therapies.
june 22, 2016
Advincula receives $300,000 National Science Foundation grant.
june 15, 2016
CWRU researchers team with NASA Glenn Research Center on the largest fire safety experiment ever performed in space.
may 25, 2016
Risk score would determine who would benefit from chemoradiation alone.
may 11, 2016
Funding will advance projects in imaging, infection protection and diagnostic testing.
april 19, 2016
Finding may help in understanding memory formation, treating epilepsy.
april 19, 2016
Four engineering faculty members win NSF CAREER grants.
april 19, 2016
Effort to understand risks of treatment, and prognostic clues to long-term outcomes.
march 15, 2016
More than $3M in federal and foundation grants will support research.
march 15, 2016
Pronounced alterations in heart rate variability may contribute to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
march 15, 2016
Case Western Reserve joins Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University in the Tri-State University Energy Alliance.
march 10, 2016
Cross-disciplinary program demonstrates how an American research university forms links with industry and other private-sector businesses.
march 8, 2016
Efforts draw on engineering school's strengths to respond to growing opportunities as Internet of Things becomes increasingly ubiquitous.
february 24, 2016
Mechanism tied to waves associated with epilepsy.
february 18, 2016
Faster, cheaper test predicts who needs chemotherapy or just hormonal regimen.
february 5, 2016
Funding establishes campus-based Center of Excellence with university and corporate partners.
february 2, 2016
$6.3M project aims to integrate solar PV and energy storage.
february 1, 2016
United Nations Human Rights Council Safe-Medicines Resolution motivates Soumyajit Mandal's research.
january 17, 2016
december 28, 2015
Devices can be tailored to match the charge storage and delivery needs of electronics donned.
december 28, 2015
From high-speed blood tests to virtual hugs, innovation infrastructures to insights.
december 28, 2015
Studies using FastRAM will range from tooth decay and art to combustion and planetary science.
december 23, 2015
Projects include diagnostic devices, synthetic platelets and self-powering wireless sensors.
december 23, 2015
Biologic models tumor-free and protected from metastases after treatment.
december 15, 2015
Receive ARPA-E grant to boost energy efficiency nationally.
november 30, 2015
Cleveland Water Alliance also part of joint effort aimed at regional economic development.
october 28, 2015
CWRU will lead an effort to develop, share and evaluate approaches that lead to more women in full-tenured professorships in STEM fields.
october 28, 2015
CWRU innovation and entrepreneurship center named in honor of Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears.
october 21, 2015
Nonprofit receives $1.05M in seed money to speed development; FDA approves clinical testing.
october 6, 2015
Nursing and engineering researchers collaborate on prototype software.
october 1, 2015
Sen Gupta adapting platelet technology to treat stroke and heart attack.
september 22, 2015
Modeling tool can help researchers predict molecular organization and evaluate whether new combinations of materials will stick together.
september 22, 2015
Six projects supported, from an affordable and easy method to screen for Barrett's esophagus to synthetic life-saving platelets.
september 16, 2015
NIH grant will allow researchers to explore microfabrication of cartilage.
september 16, 2015
DOE funds worldwide project to diagnose solar panel weakness, spur technologies extending lifetime performance and predictability.
september 15, 2015
CWRU researchers, county to address sustainability, cybersecurity and other regional issues as part of new national MetroLab Network of civic leaders and universities.
september 8, 2015
International team seamlessly bonds CNTS and graphene.
august 31, 2015
Coupling with perovskite solar cell holds potential for cleaner cars and more.
august 26, 2015
$1.5M grant from the Department of Homeland Security/FEMA to help researchers design sensors aimed at protecting firefighters from respiratory damage.
august 12, 2015
Considered a step toward earlier detection and treatment.
july 10, 2015
The company's ECVUE system is the first non-invasive mapping system to provide simultaneous, 3-D multi-chamber mapping and localization of cardiac arrhythmia.
may 12, 2015
Discovery holds promise for new treatments.
april 6, 2015
Electrocatalyst performs as well or better than most metal oxide electrodes in zinc-air batteries
march 5, 2015
Cheaper, more durable catalyst for fuel cell used in cars, at data centers.
march 3, 2015
New company developing "point-of-care" blood analyzer.
february 11, 2015
Computer model compares “rocking steel-braced frames” to current earthquake standards used in low- to mid-rise buildings.
february 8, 2015
$4.4M DARPA grant to speed development of a mobile system.
january 27, 2015
Team wins NSF funding to reduce false negative results in early detection tests.
january 6, 2015
Student team wins EPA grant to refine project.
december 30, 2014
From health monitoring to aviation, from password protection to affordable high-end yo-yos and more.
november 19, 2014
Team's technique holds promise for multimodal sensing and signal processing.
november 5, 2014
Technology may have broad use in medicine.
october 22, 2014
System providing sensation for more than two years.
october 2, 2014
Nanoparticles tackle cancer and heart disease.
september 9, 2014
Department of Energy grant will help materials science researchers study how to make solid oxide fuel cells last longer.
september 3, 2014
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance funds interdisciplinary academic pilot project
september 3, 2014
Ken Loparo, chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, named inaugural chair holder
july 1, 2014
artificial blood platelets could help soldiers on the battlefield and trauma victims
june 19, 2014
coaxing adult stem cells into tendons
june 18, 2014
when completed, 50,000-square-foot facility will be among the largest university-based innovation centers in the country
may 13, 2014
could be woven into clothes to power wearable medical, communications devices
may 8, 2014
Clevelanders take over planting, watering and harvesting
may 1, 2014
agreement represents new approach to tech transfer
march 19, 2014
courses to start this fall through partnership between CWRU, Cleveland State
march 18, 2014
technique could enable doctors to use MRI scans to diagnose more aggressive cancers earlier
march 7, 2014
trip to regional finals among several competitions for Disease Diagnostic Group
march 6, 2014
researchers aim to staunch bleeding, detect and treat disease and more
february 24, 2014
focus on lightweight metals for transportation military and more
february 20, 2014
foam-like polymer/clay composite offers array of potential applications, from packaging hazardous materials to possible oil-spill cleanup solution
february 17, 2014
search interface allows for more efficient, faster searches to find information on internet and hand-held devices
february 7, 2014
technology is a step toward creating a non-invasive method of identifying plaques vulnerable to rupture
february 7, 2014
project is among 15 recently announced by America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute
january 27, 2014
experiments and computer models show electrical fields spread activity layer by layer in the brain
january 13, 2014
tailoring for drug delivery, nanoelectronics and more
january 9, 2014
proposal earns perfect score from NIH
january 2, 2014
seven student companies display technologies from electric bikes to energy-saving shower meters to rockets
january 2, 2014
Doris Duke Foundation funds Case Western Reserve University effort
december 9, 2013
silicon carbide switches are smaller and reduce current leakage
december 9, 2013
brain-machine-brain interface bridges injury
november 11, 2013
developing new technologies to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation
october 31, 2013
to infiltrate and quash aggressive cancers that survive traditional therapy
october 28, 2013
cwru researchers receive grant to streamline processes
october 21, 2013
the nanodiamonds are formed directly from a gas and require no surface to grow on
october 7, 2013
second $1 million grant supports effort to increase efficiency and secure supply for turbines and motors
october 3, 2013
essential metal for planes, rockets, missiles and more
october 2, 2013
$1.8M NIH grant helps researchers explore ways to keep neurons healthy where electrodes connect to the brain's surface, paving the way for implants that function better and last longer
september 18, 2013
system can help discern recipes for tissue and organ repair and replacements
july 30, 2013
university research spinoff also secures $250,000 for field-testing
june 5, 2013
researchers now optimizing cheap, easy-to-make alternative
june 5, 2013
portable, inexpensive diagnosis to enable more effective treatment
may 23, 2013
case western reserve university and johns hopkins medical institutes receive grants
april 4, 2013
promising step toward safer, more comfortable implants
march 15, 2013
technology designed to improve patients' quality of life
march 14, 2013
aims for fast and affordable scans, early and quick diagnoses
march 12, 2013
world's lead manufacturing of chemicals for metal finishing and electroplating undustry signs major research contract with Case Western Reserve University
february 26, 2013
Three new master's programs in wireless health, fire science and engineering, and translational health technology offered by Case School of Engineering
february 21, 2013
Experts in muscle stimulation technology and brain-computer interfaces working to restore movement for people with paralysis
january 24, 2013
Computer programming and game designed provided free for STEM students
december 13, 2012
Case Western Reserve University to help complete engineering and design
october 30, 2012
Technology creates 3-D map of stresses linked to malformed structures
october 23, 2012
Paralympian tells how Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center changed her life
october 16, 2012
CWRU wins $1.2 million federal grant to develop technology
october 10, 2012
CWRU technology on track for terabyte discs
october 02, 2012
Solar cells and wind turbine blades to be made of biomaterials
september 28, 2012
Nanochains mark micrometastases for early diagnosis and treatment
september 27, 2012
"Budget it yourself" monitors home electricity use and costs
august 31, 2012
Results of early lab study hold promise for trauma cases
august 30, 2012
Biomedical engineering associate professor Eben Alsberg uses siRNA as a cancer therapy and regenerative medicine
july 24, 2012
Biomedical engineering associate professor Jeffrey Capadona receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
june 01, 2012
Engineering team has designed and fabricated integrated amplifier circuits that operate up to 600 degrees Celsius
april 04, 2012
Case Western Reserve University and its partners have erected their third and largest research wind turbine--and begun process of tying into the grid
march 26, 2012
Researchers in South Korea and CWRU devise new process
march 08, 2012
New fine-grained power gating uses less energy and produces less heat
february 29, 2012
Mass wins the race toward cool--and leaves a clue to igneous rock formation
december 13, 2011
Surgical elastic wrapping mimics bone's periosteum to heal bone injuries faster
december 02, 2011
Spatiotemporal signals guide stem cell changes
november 16, 2011
Biomedical Engineering Department chair and alumnus becomes next dean
november 03, 2011
Nanocomposite probe is inspired by dynamic skin of sea cucumber
october 20, 2011
Technology may open pathways for battery and fuel cell design and manufacturing, making hydrogen fuel and synthesizing nanomaterials and polymers
august 30, 2011
Polyurethane reinforced with carbon nanotubes outperforms currently used materials
july 25, 2011
Small device works with air; pure oxygen not needed
july 21, 2011
Modeling method speeds analysis from weeks to seconds
july 07, 2011
New book explores research into viral nanoparticles
may 27, 2011
DOE-funded work involves mixing cheap and plentiful iron in benign solutions to create flow battery
State awards $2.88 million to collaboration between CWRU and industry
may 16, 2011
CWRU earned an at-large bid in The Hartwell Foundation’s Top Ten Centers of Biomedical Research
april 20, 2011
Collaboration among CWRU, University of Fribourg and Army Research Laboratory uses light to trigger repair
march 22, 2011
CWRU researchers aim to cut cost of alternative energy
february 11, 2011
Plan is to further develop and improve mirror-augmented photovoltaic system producst as vital alternative energy source
december 21, 2010
Tech transfer startup company has roots in Center for Layered Polymeric Systems
december 01, 2010
CWRU-led effort is a first in ceramics science
U.S. Dept. of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency funds CWRU researcher's capacitor design
october 11, 2010
Work takes a page from Victorian inventor
october 04, 2010
Fit to survive harsh environment but cause no harm
september 27, 2010
Microelectronic circuitry may guide axon growth
Study reveals likely targets to mend damage, increase flexibility
september 01, 2010
CWRU researcher builds sensors to monitor stability during floods
august 26, 2010
Third annual meeting to be helpd Sept. 20th and 21st
august 25, 2010
Ophthalmologist Carl F. Asseff, MD, and his mother, Elsie D. Asseff, have endowed the Peter A. Asseff, PhD, Professorship in Organic Chemistry at engineering school
august 16, 2010
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University and Vanderbilt University found that pulsed light can pace contractions in an avian embryonic heart, with no apparent damage to the tissue
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