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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Blotter: Fitness tracker stolen from Target

April 4, 2019

Police responded to a report of theft at a Target in the 2200 block of Howard Street on Wednesday afternoon. An employee called police after a Fitbit fitness tracker valued at $199 was found missing...

A skin pH measuring device developed by Northwestern researchers and L’Oréal. The device won an innovation award at this year’s CES convention in Las Vegas.

Northwestern researchers’ pH-tracking skin patch wins CES innovation award

January 14, 2019

A new device that measures skin acidity developed by cosmetics company L’Oréal and McCormick Prof. John Rogers won an innovation award in wearable technology at a technology conference in Las Vegas. The...

Northwestern inventors create running-powered cell phone charger

April 10, 2014

Three Northwestern doctoral candidates recently invented a device with the ability to capture kinetic energy from movement in order to charge cell phones. Tejas Shastry, Alex Smith and Michael Geier,...

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