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Ben Evans contributes to international collaboration advancing self-aware soft robots
June 28, 2021
Ben Evans co-authors article on soft magnetic microrobots for manipulation of biological materials
April 9, 2019
The untethered tumbling devices are biocompatible and can be directed with magnetic fields to transport a payload or release pharmaceuticals.
Ben Evans co-authors article on magnetically-tunable iridescent films for photonic displays
April 2, 2019
Inspired by natural iridescence found in butterfly wings and fish scales, the films contain an array of magnetic nanostructures which can be rotated to manipulate the reflection of ambient light.
Evans publishes manuscript on microscopic magnetic swimmers
April 11, 2017
The article appearing in Nanoscale describes research by a team including Associate Professor of Physics Benjamin Evans into the behavior of a microscale swimming device controlled with magnetic fields.
National Science Foundation features research by Evans on using magnetics to control 'soft robots'
March 30, 2017
A manuscript coauthored by Ben Evans, associate professor of physics, was featured as a Top Story on the NSF's Science360 News.
Tom Riley '16 presents at international professional meeting
March 22, 2016
The March meeting of the American Physical Society is the largest annual international meeting of physicists, featuring more than 9,000 presentations from authors around the world.
Interdisciplinary team of Elon faculty and students publishes research on magnetic microspheres for biomedical applications
March 11, 2016
Associate professors Ben Evans (Physics) and Tonya Train (Biology) published alongside Julia Ronecker '13 (Biochemistry), David Han '18 (Engineering), Daniel Glass '10 (Engineering), and Alison Deatsch '13 (Physics) in Materials Science and Engineering: C.
Ben Evans awarded Biotechnology Grant
January 19, 2016
Associate Professor Ben Evans has received funding from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for equipment which will facilitate his research in magnetic hyperthermia therapeutics.
Elon students present at biomedical engineering conference
October 24, 2015
A group of students from Elon’s Engineering Club and Engineering World Health traveled Oct. 23 to the Southeast Regional Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Undergraduate researchers from Physics, Engineering, and Chemistry present at an international biophysics conference
February 19, 2015
Matt Bausch ’16, Aaron Neaves ’16, and David Han ’17 presented at the 59 Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, February 8-11.