Unraveling the Secrets Inside Our Universe
Unraveling the biggest mysteries that the universe has to offer has been a lifelong passion for Claire Zwicker (PHYS, ASTR ’23). “My grandfather actually taught physics at 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of...
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Lewis College Welcomes Three New Chairs
Lewis College of Science and Letters at 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology welcomed three new department chairs to their faculty at the beginning of the 2023–24 academic year. With a wide range of...
Getting to the Heart of the Problem: New Research Aims to Understand Cardiac Conditions
When it comes to keeping hearts pumping, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology Research Assistant Professor Weikang Ma continues to show that he is prepared to make a significant impact. Ma has published a...
Healthier Hearts? 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Research Advances Potential Treatment for Cardiac Conditions
A team of researchers from 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology and the University of Washington is trying to change the way that the field of biology understands how muscles contract. In a paper...
Less Energy, More Results: 91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech Research Aims to Show New Low-Energy Side of High-Energy Physics
In the world of particle physics, high-energy experiments and their results have often garnered the big headlines. 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Physics Bryce Littlejohn and...
Student Researchers Develop Stablecoin to Earn Grainger Prize
A team of student researchers at 91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology won the second annual Grainger Computing Innovation Prize by developing a cross-compatible, simple-to-use Stablecoin solution to help...
The Battery of the Future is All Solid
Leon Shaw has received a three-year, $1.5 million award from the National Science Foundation to establish the Center of All-Solid-State Batteries, the first center of its kind in the United States, at...
91ÖÆƬ³§ Tech ‘Spinout’ Startup Influit Energy Has Created the World’s First Rechargeable, Safe, Electric Fuel
It was only a matter of time—before Influit Energy would need to hire more scientists, before the 2,100-square-foot lab space that the company occupies in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood would grow...
Jennifer deWinter Appointed as New Lewis College Dean
91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology Interim Provost Kenneth T. Christensen has announced that Jennifer deWinter has been appointed as the new dean of Lewis College of Science and Letters, effective...
New NSF Grant Aims to Foster ‘Effective, Caring, and Empathetic’ Teachers Equipped with Anti-Racism Training
91ÖÆƬ³§ Institute of Technology has received a new $1.1 million National Science Foundation grant to fund scholarships for undergraduate students enrolled in the university’s joint bachelor of...