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Category: Awards and Honors
- Yuwei Gu receives Weinberg Family Postdoctoral Fellowship (09/21/2021)
- Jingshan Du receives award for excellence in materials and metallurgical engineering (09/09/2021)
- IPMI Student Awards for Mirkin and Schatz Group researchers (06/25/2021)
- Two Northwestern faculty receive inaugural Stoddart Award (06/17/2021)
- Chad Mirkin wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry prize (06/08/2021)
- Chad Mirkin to receive Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal (06/04/2021)
- Northwestern researcher Austin Evans named a 2021 Schmidt Science Fellow (06/04/2021)
- Sossina Haile and Dimitri Krainc awarded Ver Steeg Fellowship (05/21/2021)
- Wasielewski elected to National Academy of Sciences (04/29/2021)
- Hupp and McNally elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (04/23/2021)
- Chad Mirkin to receive G.M. Kosolapoff Award (04/20/2021)
- John Rogers named Guggenheim fellow (04/12/2021)
- Ameer named Fellow of Materials Research Society (04/01/2021)
- Kalow named Sloan Research Fellow (02/25/2021)
- Ameer to receive 2021 Clemson Award from Society for Biomaterials (12/23/2020)
- IIN-affiliated faculty members named to National Academy of Inventors (12/08/2020)
- New fellowship announced for outstanding young scientists in nanotechnology (11/30/2020)
- Three IIN-affiliated researchers named AAAS fellows (11/25/2020)
- Sixteen IIN-affiliated faculty members on 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list (11/18/2020)
- Stoddart, Schatz, Marks named Top Influential Chemists (11/12/2020)
- Announcing the 2020 Outstanding Researchers: Graduate & Postdoctoral (11/10/2020)
- Announcing the 2020 Outstanding Researchers: High School & Undergraduate (11/10/2020)
- Welcome 2020 Ryan Fellows (09/24/2020)
- Weiss, Rosenzweig, Geiger recognized with ACS National Awards (08/14/2020)
- William Dichtel receives prestigious Blavatnik National Award in Chemistry (07/22/2020)
- Chad Mirkin named to Tech 50 by Crain’s Chicago Business (07/08/2020)
- Teri Odom honored by Royal Society of Chemistry (06/25/2020)
- IIN-affiliated faculty members named finalists for Blavatnik National Awards (06/17/2020)
- Scholarship awarded for study of nanoparticle structures and dynamics (05/18/2020)
- IIN-affiliated faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences (04/29/2020)
- IIN Ryan Fellows receive Presidential Fellowship (04/28/2020)
- IIN-affiliated faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (04/27/2020)
- Grant for nanotechnology-based therapies to battle triple-negative breast cancer (04/24/2020)
- IIN researchers elected to AIMBE College of Fellows (03/31/2020)
- Chemist and nanoscientist Chad Mirkin receives 2020 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize (01/23/2020)
- Professor Teri W. Odom featured in C&EN article highlighting ACS National Award winners (01/09/2020)
- Emily Weiss is among ACS Energy Letters’ “Women Scientists at the Forefront of Energy Research” (01/08/2020)
- Michael Jewett named Walter P. Murphy Professor (01/07/2020)
- Trustee endows international nanotechnology achievement awards (12/19/2019)
- Honor roll (12/19/2019)
- Chad Mirkin to receive Silicon Valley American Chemical Society (ACS) Harry and Carol Mosher Award (12/11/2019)
- James Hedrick, Mirkin Group alumnus and Azul 3D cofounder, named to Forbes 30 Under 30 2020, Manufacturing & Industry list (12/03/2019)
- Two professors named to National Academy of Inventors (12/03/2019)
- VIDEO: Chad A. Mirkin is the winner of the 2019 Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine (11/20/2019)
- IIN honors 12 outstanding Northwestern nanotechnology researchers (11/14/2019)
- Professor Omar Farha receives two prestigious honors (09/25/2019)
- IIN-affiliated faculty members earn awards and accolades (09/12/2019)
- Ryan Fellow Sylvia Hanna wins 2019 Innovations in Nuclear Technology R & D Award (09/03/2019)
- Michael Wasielewski to receive ACS 2020 Josef Michl Award in Photochemistry (08/28/2019)
- Teri W. Odom to receive 2020 ACS Award in Surface Chemistry (08/26/2019)
- IIN Director Chad Mirkin receives prestigious Netherlands Award for outstanding discoveries in colloidal crystal engineering (08/19/2019)
- IIN-affiliated faculty members Mercouri Kanatzidis and Robert P.H.Chang receive Department of Energy Ten at Ten Award (07/30/2019)
- Tobin Marks is elected to the European Academy of Sciences (07/25/2019)
- IIN announces 2019 Ryan Fellowship awardees (07/15/2019)
- Cassandra Callmann named 2019 Romick Fellow (07/14/2019)
- Sir Fraser Stoddart named a fellow of the American Chemical Society. (07/12/2019)
- Nanotechnology pioneer Chad Mirkin wins Kabiller Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomedicine (07/11/2019)
- Chad A. Mirkin, John A. Rogers to receive Nakamura Award (06/18/2019)
- Ryan Fellow Riki Drout receives Weinberg College Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (06/12/2019)
- Guillermo Ameer receives University’s annual Walder Award (06/04/2019)
- IIN members William Dichtel, Michael Jewett and Emily Weiss named Blavatnik National Award finalists (05/29/2019)
- Jian Cao Named Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow (05/15/2019)
- Professor Vinayak P. Dravid selected as Microanalysis Society Fellow (05/13/2019)
- Chad A. Mirkin receives the Harrison Howe Award from the Rochester Section of the American Chemical Society (05/02/2019)
- Professor Horacio Espinosa to receive Prager Medal (04/01/2019)
- Randall Snurr elected corresponding member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences (03/22/2019)
- Chad Mirkin receives the prestigious Richards Award and Medal (03/18/2019)
- Chad A. Mirkin to receive Perkin Medal (03/14/2019)
- Nominations invited for $250,000 Kabiller Prize, the world’s largest monetary award for achievement in nanomedicine (02/11/2019)
- Linda Broadbelt, Wei Chen Elected to National Academy of Engineering (02/07/2019)
- Chad A. Mirkin receives Rotary Humanitarian STAR Award (02/05/2019)
- Sir Fraser Stoddart receives top international award from China (01/10/2019)
- Chad A. Mirkin to receive the 2018 Richards Award and Medal (12/20/2018)
- Chad Mirkin to receive 2019 Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry (11/19/2018)
- IIN Director Chad A. Mirkin receives prestigious Remsen Memorial Lecture Award (11/16/2018)
- Chad Mirkin receives Friendship Award from China (10/01/2018)
- IIN Announces 2018 Outstanding Researchers (09/27/2018)
- Mirkin Group alumna Radha Boya receives prestigious Royal Society Fellowship (09/26/2018)
- Teri W. Odom named 2018 APS Fellow (09/25/2018)
- Northwestern Professor William Dichtel to receive prestigious Akron Section Award (09/13/2018)
- Ryan Fellows celebrate 10 years of nanotechnology research, academic excellence at Northwestern (09/08/2018)
- Mirkin Group graduate student Pengcheng Chen receives ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Young Investigator Award (08/19/2018)
- IIN announces 2018 Ryan Fellows (08/03/2018)
- RCSA names William Dichtel 2017 Cottrell FRED winner (08/01/2018)
- Chad Mirkin discusses his career and how Dickinson shaped it (07/21/2018)
- Northwestern professor, former graduate students and doctoral fellow among Young Innovator Awards in NanoBiotech recipients (07/16/2018)
- Prof. Jill Millstone, former Mirkin Group grad student, to give Kavli Lecture (07/09/2018)
- Chad Mirkin receives prestigious Nano Research Award (07/02/2018)
- Teri Odom inducted as senior member of The Optical Society (06/15/2018)
- Emily Weiss named Mark and Nancy Ratner Professor of Chemistry (06/12/2018)
- Ryan Fellows honored at Spring Recognition Reception (06/07/2018)
- Danna Freedman receives 2018 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award, grant (05/02/2018)
- IIN Assoc. Dir. Teri Odom is one of three recipients of Cottrell Scholar TREE Award (03/14/2018)
- Video: Pittcon TV interviews Chad Mirkin, recipient of the Ralph N. Adams Award (03/14/2018)
- Chad Mirkin joins elite echelon of chemists in receiving Harrison Howe Award (03/09/2018)
- Chad Mirkin receives Ralph N. Adams Award at Pittcon (02/28/2018)
- Chad Mirkin to receive 2018 Nano Research Award (02/01/2018)
- Professor Emily Weiss to receive 2018 ACS Early-Career Award (01/12/2018)
- Chad Mirkin named 2018 Remsen Award recipient (01/09/2018)
- Chad Mirkin receives the Nano Today Award for groundbreaking research on spherical nucleic acids (01/03/2018)
- NU Professors Teri Odom, Lin Chen, and Tamar Seideman honored in celebration of Marie Curie’s 150th birthday. (11/03/2017)
- Video: David Kabiller on the establishment of the Kabiller Prize and Kabiller Young Investigator Award (09/26/2017)
- Professor Teri Odom recieves 2017 ACS Nano Lectureship Award (09/01/2017)
- Video: Chad A. Mirkin accepts Dickson Prize in Science, gives lecture: “Nanotechnology: Small Things Matter” (02/02/2017)
- Four Northwestern professors receive presidential award (01/19/2017)
- Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart receives key to the City from Evanston officials (01/12/2017)
- Congratulations to Chad A. Mirkin, this year’s recipient of the Dickson Prize in Science (01/10/2017)
- Images: Sir Fraser Stoddart attends Nobel Prize events in Stockholm (12/08/2016)
- Video: Sir Fraser Stoddart, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Bernard L. Feringa present the Nobel Lectures in Chemistry at Aula Magna, Stockholm University (12/07/2016)
- President Obama welcomes Sir Fraser Stoddart to White House for Nobel Day (12/02/2016)
- Chad A. Mirkin awarded the 2016 RUSNANOPRIZE (10/26/2016)
- Monica Olvera de la Cruz selected to receive 2017 Polymer Physics Prize (10/20/2016)
- Radio interview: Lyrica leads to Nobel Prize at Northwestern (10/19/2016)
- Northwestern nanotech pioneer, Sir Fraser Stoddart, shares chemistry Nobel Prize for his work on molecular machines (10/05/2016)
- Video: Chad Mirkin receives prestigious international Dan David Prize (06/01/2016)
- Chad Mirkin receives prestigious international Dan David Prize (02/11/2016)
- Chad Mirkin receives 2016 American Institute of Chemists’ Gold Medal (01/28/2016)
- Chad A. Mirkin inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows (01/25/2016)
- Danna Freedman receives prestigious honor for young faculty (10/20/2015)
- Joseph DeSimone receives $250,000 IIN Kabiller Prize in nanoscience and nanomedicine (09/30/2015)
- Chad Mirkin receives $400,000 Sackler Prize in Convergence Research (09/10/2015)
- Two IIN researchers named Sloan Fellows (02/23/2015)
- Former IIN Fellows featured in Forbes ’30 Under 30′ List (01/07/2015)
- Three Northwestern professors named National Academy of Inventors Fellows (12/17/2014)
- Three IIN faculty members elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (12/11/2014)
Category: Interviews
- Interview: Thinking atoms to atoms in Brave Green World (07/23/2021)
- Interview: Chemical computing and a circular economy in Brave Green World (07/19/2021)
Category: Nanotechnology at Northwestern
- Meet Akanksha Mahajan, a graduate student in the Stegh Lab (09/28/2021)
- Meet Christina Hemmingsen, a graduate student in the Kalow and Weiss Labs (09/15/2021)
- Meet Han Fu, a graduate student in the Gray Research Group (08/20/2021)
- Meet Christopher Eckdahl, a graduate student in the Kalow Lab (08/06/2021)
- Meet Nicolas Alderete, a graduate student in the Micro and Nanomechanics Laboratory (07/19/2021)
- Meet Julie Fenton, a postdoctoral fellow in the Dichtel Research Group (06/30/2021)
- Meet Prithvijit Mukherjee, a graduate student in the Micro and Nanomechanics Laboratory (06/04/2021)
- Meet Michael Strauss, a graduate student in the Dichtel Research Group (05/24/2021)
- Meet Ranya Virk, a graduate student in the Backman Lab and Szleifer Research Group (05/03/2021)
- Meet Jacqueline Burke, a PhD candidate in the Ameer and Scott Research Groups (04/16/2021)
- Meet Fanfan Du, a postdoctoral scholar in the Scott Research Group (04/02/2021)
- Meet Julia Oktawiec, a postdoctoral scholar in the Gianneschi Group (03/12/2021)
- Meet Michael Vincent, a PhD candidate in the Scott and Johnson Research Groups (02/26/2021)
- Meet Shawn (Zhao) Irgen-Gioro, a graduate student in the Weiss Lab (02/08/2021)
- Meet Jeong-Eun Park, a postdoctoral fellow in the Odom Group (01/25/2021)
- Meet Francesca Arcudi, a postdoctoral fellow in the Weiss Lab (01/04/2021)
- Meet Shikai Deng, a postdoctoral fellow in the Odom Group (12/03/2020)
- Meet Devleena Samanta, a postdoctoral fellow in the Mirkin Research Group (11/13/2020)
- Meet Yunyan Qiu, a postdoctoral fellow in the Stoddart Group (10/29/2020)
- Meet Cassandra Callmann, a postdoctoral fellow in the Mirkin Research Group (10/14/2020)
- Meet Qinghui Guo, a postdoctoral fellow in the Stoddart Group (09/29/2020)
- Meet Stephanie Ribet, a PhD student in the Dravid Group (09/14/2020)
- Meet Zhijie Chen, a postdoctoral researcher in the Farha Research Group (08/25/2020)
- Meet Vikas Nandwana, a research associate in the Dravid Group (08/07/2020)
- Meet Suzanne Neidhart, a postdoctoral fellow in the Schatz Group (07/24/2020)
- Meet Leighton Jones, a postdoctoral fellow in the Schatz Group (07/10/2020)
- Meet William Gaviria, a PhD student in the Hersam Group (06/23/2020)
- Meet Hun Park, a postdoctoral fellow in the Huang Group (06/05/2020)
- Meet Kate Dray, a PhD student in the Leonard Lab and Bagheri Lab (05/22/2020)
- Meet Joseph Muldoon, a PhD student in the Leonard Lab and Bagheri Lab (05/08/2020)
- Meet Jasmine Hershewe, a PhD student in Mike Jewett’s Group (02/10/2020)
- Meet Megan Wasson, a PhD student in Omar Farha’s group (01/07/2020)
- Meet Adam Silverman, a PhD student in Mike Jewett and Julius Lucks’ Groups (11/21/2019)
- Meet Wei Cao, a Postdoctoral Scholar in Nathan Gianneschi’s Group (10/07/2019)
- Meet Julia Kalow, one of three new IIN Steering Committee members (09/11/2019)
- Meet REU student Juliana Trujillo and her mentor, Anthony Petty (08/14/2019)
- Meet Jingtian Hu, a postdoctoral researcher in Teri Odom’s Group (06/26/2019)
- Meet Mohamad Kodaimati, a 5th-year graduate student in the Schatz and Weiss groups (05/10/2019)
- Meet Wenjie Zhou, a student in Chad Mirkin’s group (04/12/2019)
- Meet Mollie Touve, a student in Nathan Gianneschi’s group (02/28/2019)
- Meet Indranil Roy, a postdoc in Fraser Stoddart’s group (01/24/2019)
- Meet Oliver Hayes, a graduate student in Chad Mirkin’s lab (12/03/2018)
- Meet Danqing Wang, a graduate student in Teri Odom’s lab (11/09/2018)
- Meet Ofer Kedem, a postdoctoral scholar in Emily Weiss’s lab (10/18/2018)
- Meet Minh Nguyen, a postdoctoral scholar in Sir Fraser Stoddart’s lab (10/02/2018)
- Meet Janet Rose McMillan, a fourth-year graduate student in Professor Chad Mirkin’s lab (08/22/2018)
Category: News
- Northwestern-invented biomaterial technology moves from lab bench to the orthopaedic market (09/23/2021)
- 2021 IIN Symposium postponed (09/13/2021)
- Research funding hits record $893 million (09/09/2021)
- IIN researchers receive DOE funding to study carbon capture systems (08/20/2021)
- Northwestern plans multimillion-dollar technology accelerator (08/19/2021)
- Apply for Northwestern/Tel Aviv University Nanoscience Fellowships by Oct. 14 (08/17/2021)
- Chad Mirkin & Northwestern join $36m clean energy collaboration with Toyota Research Institute (05/21/2021)
- Nominations invited for $250,000 Kabiller Prize and $10,000 Young Investigator Award (02/11/2021)
- Trailblazing theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates Jr. is among speakers at nanotechnology symposium (10/23/2020)
- Medical device using Northwestern-invented biomaterial receives FDA clearance (10/22/2020)
- Supramolecular chemistry and nanomaterials suggested as future Nobel nominees (10/19/2020)
- Nanotechnology drives record high in research funding at Northwestern (09/10/2020)
- Chad Mirkin interviewed in “The Instrumental Chemist: The Incredible Curiosity of Arnold O. Beckman” (08/10/2020)
- Chicago Sun-Times spotlights Chad Mirkin, IIN on U.S. manufacturing (07/21/2020)
- Promotions for IIN-affiliated faculty (06/04/2020)
- Futuristic technology prints 1,000 face shield components per day (03/30/2020)
- WGN News interviews Chad Mirkin about 3D printing face shields for hospitals (03/26/2020)
- Big Ten Network highlights Northwestern’s new 3D printer (01/14/2020)
- Chad Mirkin discusses how SNAs trigger the body’s immune system to fight cancer and other diseases in the new “Nano Matters” podcast. (01/07/2020)
- IIN accepting 2020 summer REU applications through Feb. 10 (12/19/2019)
- IIN Symposium highlights (12/19/2019)
- Chad Mirkin featured in national podcast on nanotechnology (12/05/2019)
- American Chemical Society names Teri W. Odom as the new editor-in-chief of Nano Letters (11/08/2019)
- Nobel laureate Stefan Hell among internationally-renowned researchers speaking at 2019 IIN Symposium on November 14 in Evanston (10/03/2019)
- PBS features Professor John Rogers’ “new medical technologies” (09/10/2019)
- Quanta Magazine highlights Northwestern discovery: metal-like bonds in customized crystals (09/05/2019)
- Northwestern researchers have developed a metal film (with a bit of rust) that generates power when interacting with water (09/03/2019)
- Pathbreaking chemist Richard P. Van Duyne dies (08/01/2019)
- The Economist highlights research by IIN Director Chad Mirkin and Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz (07/30/2019)
- A Conversation with Prof. Chad A. Mirkin: Exploring the Materials Genome with MegaLibraries of Nanomaterials (07/17/2019)
- Sir Fraser Stoddart discusses his groundbreaking nanoscience research in new video (07/01/2019)
- In situ with Fraser Stoddart: On rotaxanes, travel and his love of Edinburgh (06/28/2019)
- IIN Steering Committee Member William Dichtel tells undergraduate researchers to “take the good of every experience” (06/27/2019)
- IIN Director Chad A. Mirkin discusses the role of nanoparticle megalibraries in accelerating discovery of new materials (06/12/2019)
- IIN startup utilizing Northwestern discoveries to transform drug delivery and development (05/17/2019)
- IIN hosts 17th annual All Scout Nano Day (04/10/2019)
- Physics Today article highlights Teri W. Odom’s “road to interdisciplinary research” (04/03/2019)
- inChemistry Magazine: Teri W. Odom discusses “her journey to the brilliant science of thinking small” (03/15/2019)
- Northwestern nano startup tackles big problems at the smallest scale (02/08/2019)
- Northwestern chemistry professor Fraser Stoddart’s organic nanocubes are revolutionizing anti-aging skin care (02/04/2019)
- Tiny science meets the world’s biggest challenges at Northwestern (01/22/2019)
- Novel SNA glioblastoma treatment featured in Northwestern Medicine Magazine (01/22/2019)
- Northwestern startup Exicure announces successful Phase I clinical trial results for psoriasis treatment utilizing IIN-developed SNAs (12/17/2018)
- Applications now being accepted for IIN REU program at Northwestern (12/10/2018)
- SNAs highlighted in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (11/16/2018)
- New Video highlights IIN-U.S. Air Force Research Lab partnership (11/14/2018)
- Crain’s Chicago Business: ‘The Koosh Ball’ that can cure (11/08/2018)
- David Giljohann, CEO of IIN-startup Exicure, discusses SNAs and immunotherapy: “the new new in modern medical miracles.” (10/22/2018)
- IIN celebrates National Nanotechnology Day (10/09/2018)
- Nathan C. Gianneschi named associate director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology at Northwestern (09/05/2018)
- Teri Odom profiled in Optics and Photonics News (08/27/2018)
- IIN and TERA-Print research team selected for U.S. Department of Defense DESI program (08/10/2018)
- Julia Kalow named investigator in new NSF CCI focused on enhancing polymer networks (08/01/2018)
- Weinberg Magazine highlights the Ronald and JoAnne Willens Center for Nano Oncology (06/14/2018)
- PODCAST: Chad Mirkin discusses nanotechnology and medical treatment breakthroughs on the Dickinson College podcast, The Good (05/18/2018)
- The Beckman Foundation: A Conversation with Chad Mirkin (05/16/2018)
- The “quirkier” uses of graphene (05/15/2018)
- Video: The first All Scout Nano Day participants – Where are they now? (04/14/2018)
- Chicago Sun-Times: SNA technology “game changer” in cancer treatment (04/13/2018)
- SNAs: targeting disease from every angle (04/09/2018)
- Nanotechnology is the future of medicine (04/03/2018)
- Video: ACS highlights Teri Odom’s “transformative” contributions to chemistry, nanotechnology (03/20/2018)
- Nobel Prize winner hopes to turn gold mines green (01/30/2018)
- New class of light-bending material spun with DNA and gold nanoparticles can achieve first real-life invisibility cloak (01/19/2018)
- Nanotechnology may lead to tissue regeneration (01/03/2018)
- Northwestern University’s Spherical Nucleic Acid technology enters human trials for brain cancer. (11/07/2017)
- Video: Serendipity in science – nanotechnology at Northwestern (07/31/2017)
- Video: Sketching Sensors with Conducting Polymer Pen (02/16/2017)
- Podcast: Fraser Stoddart’s bonds transformed science (02/16/2017)
- Nathan Gianneschi to join Northwestern (02/03/2017)
- Video: President Barack Obama lauds “ground breaking” IIN research and start-up companies (01/20/2017)
- VIDEO: Final meeting of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) under President Barack Obama, held Jan. 6, 2017 (01/11/2017)
- Video: Professor Teri Odom unites innovative teaching practice with nanoscience in Weinberg Freshman Seminar (11/30/2016)
- Chicago Sun-Times Sunday Sitdown: Chad Mirkin, seeking big cures with tiny spheres (11/19/2016)
- Northwestern Now: “Two leading nanoscientists – making life meaningful in and out of the labs” (11/03/2016)
- Nobel Laureate, Sir Fraser Stoddart, to speak at 2016 IIN Symposium (10/13/2016)
- Nanotechnology is revolutionizing medicine (07/06/2016)
- Northwestern launches Center for Synthetic Biology (03/22/2016)
- Teri Odom named IIN Associate Director (03/08/2016)
- Northwestern receives $5 million for nanoscale research (09/18/2015)
- Northwestern CCNE receives $11.7 million grant to fight cancer (08/31/2015)
- Air Force establishes $9.8 Million Center of Excellence at IIN (07/06/2015)
- IIN receives $8.5 million grant to develop nano printing technology (06/11/2015)
- IIN graduate students visit Pritzker Elementary School Science Night, promote STEM (05/01/2015)
- IIN partners with Museum of Science and Industry for NanoDays 2015 (04/07/2015)
- $10 Million gift establishes pioneering nano oncology center (03/06/2015)
- Videos: Presentations from 2014 Nano Boot Camp for Clinicians (12/09/2014)
- Hunan University dignitaries visit International Institute for Nanotechnology (11/03/2014)
- Audio: President Obama lauds IIN success (10/28/2014)
- Northwestern faculty testify on Capital Hill, promote sustained investment in nanoscience research (08/07/2014)
- Chad Mirkin named NSSEFF Fellow (07/21/2014)
- IIN research featured in National Geographic’s ’100 Scientific Discoveries That Changed the World’ (06/26/2014)
- Mirkin at AAAS Meeting: Cross-pollination between scientific disciplines shaping the future of research (03/03/2014)
- Northwestern University’s IIN Partners with Nanyang Technological Institute to Develop New Healthcare Technologies (03/03/2014)
Category: Research
- Winged microchip is smallest-ever human-made flying structure (09/23/2021)
- Researchers develop new tool for analyzing large superconducting circuits (09/13/2021)
- Engineers create double layer of borophene for first time (08/26/2021)
- New material offers ecofriendly solution to converting waste heat into energy (08/02/2021)
- New framework applies machine learning to atomistic modeling (07/21/2021)
- Novel smart cement can be used to build more durable roads and cities (06/24/2021)
- A more robust memory device for AI systems (06/23/2021)
- New material removes air-borne droplets (06/17/2021)
- New ‘Swiss Army knife’ cleans up water pollution (05/31/2021)
- Nanoparticles in mollusk teeth lead to new ultrahard bio-inspired ink (05/31/2021)
- Plasmonic lattices enable rotationally tunable, in-plane lasing (05/04/2021)
- Mimicking shapes found in bacteria (04/29/2021)
- Membranes unlock potential to vastly increase cell-free vaccine production (04/23/2021)
- Novel method could lead to more efficient lenses (04/20/2021)
- Algorithm could allow faster adoption of versatile materials (04/08/2021)
- Surprise in nanoparticle aggregation improves rational design of macromolecular structures (04/01/2021)
- Potato chips inspire novel method for water-splitting (03/26/2021)
- Packing power into smaller spaces (03/22/2021)
- Making plastics production more energy efficient (03/22/2021)
- Scientists stabilize atomically thin boron for practical use (03/11/2021)
- New spherical nucleic acid ‘drug’ kills tumor cells in humans with glioblastoma (03/10/2021)
- ‘Fungal ghosts’ protect skin, fabric from toxins, radiation (03/09/2021)
- Superstructures formed by ‘walking’ molecules could help create neurons for regenerative medicine (02/23/2021)
- Engineering drug delivery vehicles to control clearance by the immune system (02/08/2021)
- Shelf-stable vaccines avoid waste, expand access (02/04/2021)
- Cholesterol starvation kills lymphoma cells (02/02/2021)
- Imaging breakthrough leads to further understanding of genome structure and function (01/06/2021)
- New electron microscopy technique offers first look at previously hidden processes (12/23/2020)
- Japanese art technique applied to nanoscale structures (12/22/2020)
- Aquatic robot inspired by sea creatures walks, rolls, transports cargo (12/11/2020)
- Halide perovskite semiconductor can identify radioactive isotopes with high resolution (12/07/2020)
- Deep learning model can predict the orientation of nanoparticles (11/24/2020)
- A new understanding of ionic interactions with graphene and water (11/20/2020)
- Researchers develop a new way to create a spectrum of natural-looking hair colors (10/30/2020)
- Face mask aims to deactivate virus to protect others (10/29/2020)
- National Nanotechnology Day: Rising to the challenges of COVID-19 (10/09/2020)
- ‘Like a fishing net,’ nanonet collapses to trap drug molecules (10/06/2020)
- Perovskite nanocrystals show their true colors (09/23/2020)
- Scientists invent faster, cheaper strategy for designing infrared-emitting materials (09/22/2020)
- Watch: New video illustrates design behind breakthrough immunotherapy with SNAs (08/19/2020)
- Nanometer-level simulations expose new vulnerability in SARS-CoV-2 (08/11/2020)
- Nanomaterials make a big leap in battery design (08/05/2020)
- New therapy extends breast cancer survival rate, prevents reoccurrence (07/14/2020)
- New biomaterial could shield against harmful radiation (07/08/2020)
- Detail at the nanoscale reveals secrets behind tooth decay (07/01/2020)
- Synthetic materials mimic living creatures (06/23/2020)
- Printable biosensors could detect contaminated fish (06/17/2020)
- Tiny pump builds polyrotaxanes with precision (06/12/2020)
- Nanoscientists develop new method for engineering colloidal crystals (05/29/2020)
- Smart sponge could clean up oil spills (05/28/2020)
- Virus-deactivating mask project receives NSF RAPID grant (05/28/2020)
- UV-resistant elastic for N95 masks receives NSF RAPID grant (05/19/2020)
- Gentler, safer hair dye based on synthetic melanin (04/30/2020)
- Cell-free systems could help address gaps in COVID-19 testing (04/21/2020)
- Gas storage method with nanoscopic pores could help next-generation clean energy vehicles (04/16/2020)
- Peptide therapies delivered via nanostructures could disable coronavirus’ spike proteins (04/14/2020)
- Cell-free biotechnology could help accelerate COVID-19 therapeutics (04/03/2020)
- Researchers address the COVID-19 outbreak (03/30/2020)
- Accelerating chemical reactions without direct contact with a catalyst (01/31/2020)
- New neutron detector can fit in your pocket (01/16/2020)
- Nanomaterial fabric destroys nerve agents in battle-field relevant conditions (01/14/2020)
- Simple test could prevent synthetic biology to detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking water (01/07/2020)
- Simple and high-performance electrical storage with two-dimensional polymers (12/19/2019)
- Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules (10/31/2019)
- Highest throughput 3D printer is the future of manufacturing (10/17/2019)
- Creating 2D heterostructures for future electronics (10/11/2019)
- Tiny, biocompatible nanolaser could function inside living tissues (09/23/2019)
- Gem-like nanoparticles of precious metals shine as catalysts (09/16/2019)
- IIN awards seed money for convergence research (09/12/2019)
- Nanoparticles’ movement reveals whether they can successfully target cancer (08/12/2019)
- Researchers produce electricity by flowing water over extremely thin layers of metal (07/31/2019)
- ‘Trojan horse’ anticancer drug disguises itself as fat (07/18/2019)
- New technology gives insight into how nanomaterials form and grow (06/27/2019)
- Electron-behaving nanoparticles rock current understanding of matter (06/20/2019)
- New method for engineering metabolic pathways (06/06/2019)
- New paper describes the in-depth characterization of Spherical Nucleic Acids (05/28/2019)
- New technology images molecules in 3D (05/21/2019)
- Vaccine design can dramatically improve cancer immunotherapies (05/06/2019)
- Exploring new ways to fix a broken heart (04/23/2019)
- Northwestern, Rice researchers find new ways to image, characterize unique material (04/12/2019)
- Tiny optical elements could one day replace traditional refractive lenses (03/28/2019)
- Northwestern team creates blueprint for understanding, predicting and optimizing complex nanoparticles (02/28/2019)
- Avoiding the crack of doom (02/25/2019)
- New machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy (02/19/2019)
- Fluid-inspired material self-heals before your eyes (01/28/2019)
- New megalibrary approach proves useful for rapid discovery of new materials (12/18/2018)
- New research leverages machine learning to discover novel peptides (12/10/2018)
- New research finds that solar cells are organic-inorganic hybrids (12/03/2018)
- Researchers further unravel mystery of how black widow spiders create steel-strength silk webs (10/22/2018)
- New research highlights borophene’s surprising capacity to preserve its unique electronic properties (07/16/2018)
- Geek.com: DNA-based design makes way for lighter, thinner device displays (06/29/2018)
- New nanoparticles used to detect excessive scarring of wounds (06/29/2018)
- Northwestern Now: DNA drives design principles for lighter, thinner optical displays (06/26/2018)
- Researchers achieve unprecedented control of polymer grids (06/21/2018)
- Chameleon-inspired nanolaser changes colors, paves way for flexible displays in phones, televisions (06/20/2018)
- SNA-based therapy increases SMA survival four-fold over standard of care (06/19/2018)
- New IIN report highlights advances in synthesis of metal-organic framework nanoparticles (06/05/2018)
- Polymer nanoreactors enable windowless in situ electron observation of nanoparticule dynamics in fluids (06/04/2018)
- IIN, University of Florida research featured on cover of ACS Central Science (06/01/2018)
- Making carbon nanotubes as usable as common plastics (05/16/2018)
- IIN researchers develop new way to accurately measure electronic properties of 2D materials (04/30/2018)
- New material can effectively, economically detect nuclear radiation (04/25/2018)
- Novel technology allows researchers to see dynamic reactions as they happen at the nanoscale (04/25/2018)
- Research highlights first in vivo use of Nanoflares™ to identify abnormal scar tissue (04/23/2018)
- IIN researchers design new approach for creating more affordable, powerful catalysts for energy conversion and storage (03/21/2018)
- Northwestern invents a material with invisible capabilities (02/12/2018)
- Video highlights how micelles in solution interact, morph and grow (01/03/2018)
- Low-cost, wearable “lab on the skin” patch monitors health through sweat (12/01/2016)
- Programmable plasmons by strain engineering (11/30/2016)
- Northwestern scientists create first liquid nanoscale laser (04/28/2015)
- Nanotech-enabled moisturizer speeds healing of diabetic skin wounds (04/23/2015)
- Imperfect graphene opens door to better fuel cells (03/18/2015)
- New technology may predict prostate cancer (03/16/2015)
- Catalyst could destroy stockpiles of deadly chemical weapons (03/16/2015)
- ‘Pop-up’ fabrication technique creates complex, 3-D micro and nanostructures; trumps 3-D printing (01/09/2015)
- New non-invasive method can detect Alzheimer’s Disease early (12/23/2014)
- First genetic-based tool detects circulating cancer cells in blood (11/18/2014)

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