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Soft, flexible device makes robots move by expanding, contracting

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Environmental Health

Turning face masks into smart monitoring devices

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AI and Machine Learning

Computing device simulates human learning

Northwestern researchers have developed a device that monitors early signs, disease progression and response to treatment to COVID-19. Courtesy: Northwestern University

Vision and Discrete Sensors

Wearable COVID-19 sensor receives research grant

A project to develop smart faces masks to assess proper fit and monitor health has received an NSF RAPID grant. Courtesy: Northwestern University

Smart COVID-19 PPE mask project receives research grant

A team from Northwestern Engineering has found a way to retrofit a common commercial emergency ventilator (Vortran Go2Vent) into a device better suited for COVID-19 patients. Courtesy: Northwestern University

Engineers adapt emergency ventilators for COVID-19 patients

Courtesy: Northwestern University

Self-sanitizing face mask project for COVID-19 research receives NSF grant

Northwestern researchers tested the algorithm in a simulation of 1,024 robots and on a swarm of 100 real robots. The robots safely converged to form a pre-determined shape in less than a minute. Courtesy: Northwestern University

Algorithm helps swarming robots avoid collisions, traffic jams