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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


The Rhaeos team poses with their winnings at the Rice Business Plan Competition. The company, founded by engineering prof. John Rogers, makes medical devices for patients with hydrocephalus.

Rhaeos, BrewBike win over $500,000 in pitch competition

April 22, 2019

Two Northwestern startups were awarded a combined total of over $500,000 in the Rice Business Plan Competition earlier this month, according to a Northwestern news release. Rhaeos, a medical device...

A team of Northwestern researchers have recently developed a new sensor to monitor premature newborns’ vital signs. The project has been in the works for four years

Northwestern researchers roll out new sensor to track newborn vital signs

March 8, 2019

A group of Northwestern researchers has developed a new sensor to collect and track premature newborns’ vital signs, a step toward creating a safer way of moderating infant well-being. The team of...

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...

Gatorade’s most viewed commercial on YouTube spotlights Serena Williams using groundbreaking sweat collection technology developed by Northwestern researchers.

Serena Williams sports sweat patch designed by Northwestern researchers in a Gatorade ad

January 8, 2019

A recent Gatorade ad with Serena Williams and other athletes spotlights a biometric sweat patch developed by Northwestern researchers cooperating with Gatorade. McCormick professor John Rogers and...

A man wears throat sensors designed by McCormick and Feinberg Prof. John Rogers’ lab, in partnership with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

NU researchers develop wearable throat sensor to help stroke patients

February 22, 2018

Northwestern researchers partnering with a research hospital in Chicago have developed a wearable throat sensor that could help patients undergoing rehabilitation after stroke. According to a Feb. 17...

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