2018 | Drexel Engineering

- Top Drexel Stories of 2018
  
  December 17, 2018
  2018 was a big year for Drexel University. Thanks to DrexelNow, you can relive the year's top stories concerning faculty, staff and students who were involved with some of the biggest news and events on and off campus.
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- The Drexel Collection’s New Exhibit Highlights Art at the Nanoscale
  
  December 10, 2018
  Beautiful images of materials photographed at the microscopic level will be displayed in The Drexel Collection's new NanoArtography exhibit, which opens Dec. 14.
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- 674 Faculty and Staff Honored for Their Drexel Work Anniversaries
  
  December 10, 2018
  Drexel University’s annual service recognition luncheon recognized faculty and staff for their years of service to the University.
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- Addressing the Elephant in the Circuit — Finally, a Shrinkable Alternative for Capacitors
  
  December 07, 2018
  One of the last remaining unshrinkable obstacles blocking the progress of fully integrated, wearable technology is the clunky component that absorbs and disburses stray electricity and converts alternating current from a power source into the direct current used by most devices. Due to a meager selection of materials that can perform those diverse functions, these components — called electrolytic capacitors — tend to be a limiting factor when it comes to downsizing electronics. But a breakthrough by materials science and engineering researchers at Drexel University and Sungkyunkwan University in Korea could eventually replace them with a capacitor so thin and flexible that it’s literally painted on.
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- The Secret Life of Postdocs, Vol. 3
  
  December 04, 2018
  The board members of the newly formed Drexel Postdoctoral Association (DPA) are aiming to bring more visibility, resources to Drexel’s postdoctoral community.
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- Startup Fest Highlights, Supports Entrepreneurial Students From Around Drexel
  
  November 15, 2018
  The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship hosted its fifth-annual Startup Fest Nov. 7–8. Students from a variety of majors and background competed to have their business ideas heard and funded.
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- Provost’s Council to Set Action Plan for Global Engagement
  
  November 09, 2018
  The Office of the Provost recently established a council to map out a university-wide action plan for global engagement at Drexel.
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- Standing in for a Kidney, MXene Materials Could Give Dialysis Patients the Freedom to Move
  
  November 05, 2018
  A type of two-dimensional layered material, created at Drexel University, has emerged as a candidate to assist in replacing the body’s waste filtration system in wearable kidneys.
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- Molecular 'Mushrooms' and 'Brushes' Protect Cancer-Fighting Nanoparticles in the Bloodstream
  
  October 23, 2018
  For a number of innovative and life-saving medical treatments, from organ replacements and skin grafts to cancer therapy and surgery, success often depends on slipping past or fending off the body’s immune system. In a recent development, aimed at aiding cancer detection and treatment, Drexel University researchers might have found the ideal surface texture for helping microscopic, medical helpers to survive in the bloodstream without being screened out by the body’s natural defense mechanisms.
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- A Stabilizing Influence Enables Lithium-Sulfur Battery Evolution
  
  October 16, 2018
  A new approach for making cathodes for lithium-sulfur batteries, reported by researchers in the College of Engineering, could help to prevent a performance-sapping phenomenon that has been preventing their progress toward commercial use. Their method for infusing sulfur into the cathode cuts a time-consuming process down to just five seconds and does it without using toxic chemicals which are often a necessary part of production.
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