This article about a mysterious electromagnetic mechanism references a 2019 paper from the @CWRU laboratory of Dominique Durand. Click the link below to learn how consciousness might hide in the brain’s electric fields! scientificamerican.com/article/consci…

Truly honored

And sincere thanks to many students and collaborators over many years. We invented together

Meet CWRU Macromolecular Science & Engineering's newest assistant professor Sam Root. His research focuses on polymers for electronics and his group will combine experiment and theory to investigate multiscale processes involving complex interfaces in functional polymer composites. brnw.ch/21wPtGo

Plastics, and the industry which produces them, have provided enormous rewards both to humans and to the environment. There are better ways to manage the drawbacks econ.st/43WI5lE

Researching a bioplastics innovation for cold rolling plasticsnews.com/news/researchi… via Plastics News Case Western Reserve

New book by Chris DeArmitt PhD FIMMM FRSC CChem, "Shattering the Plastics Illusion," available for free download at plasticsresearchcouncil.com

When a biofilm grows, it must balance between the horizontal and the vertical. It’s not unlike urban sprawl. Just like many major cities, biofilms weigh the trade-offs of vertical versus horizontal growth. quantamagazine.org/how-a-biofilms…

Congratulations to Dr. James Covello (and family)...James successfully defended his PhD thesis yesterday. Gary Wnek is very proud. All the best and stay in touch with Macro

Congratulations 2025 SOR Fellows!!

We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us 2/2 statnews.com/2025/06/06/us-…

OpenAI, the company whose ChatGPT tool helped spark chatbot cheating, wants to embed A.I. in every facet of university life. Here's what the company told me about its plans to conquer campuses. nytimes.com/2025/06/07/tec…

Can 'mycotecture' provide the building block for Cleveland's housing needs? ideastream.org/environment-en…

From replacing harmful chemicals to reducing injury risks, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering Chair Gary Wnek tackles research areas early and encourages a problem-solving mindset in his students. case.edu/think/spring20…

Last evening, we were proud to induct the newest class of NAI Fellows into the Academy. The highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors, this distinction recognizes a lifetime of innovation, impact, and leadership in invention. These scholars have not only

But the most important thing that students can do—and it’s so counterintuitive—is to study things that will give you human skills and soft skills that will help you endure in any industry

Delighted to be a part of POEM3, the 3rd Workshop on the Physics of Excitable Media, focused on the principles of excitability in both living systems (e.g., nerves, muscles, plants) and nonliving materials (e.g., chemical reactions, gels, membranes). veranstaltungen.tu-dortmund.de/en/poem-iii/st…

A most interesting interview with legendary Polymer Science & Engineering Dept @ UMass Amherst Prof Richard Stein digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2mtsezf Still remember his polymer p-chem lectures, no notes but lots of chalk

The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, argues Ross Andersen. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Even if the world needs to become much better at managing their waste economist.com/international/…