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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Inventions at the third annual HackCWRU included a lightbulb that synchronizes to its holder's heartbeat, a genetic simulator for children, and a set of clothing for a couple that light up brighter as they get closer to each other. The event was open to high schoolers, current CWRU students and alumni.

HackCWRU brings student inventors together for 36-hour marathon

Kushagra Gupta, Opinions Editor February 19, 2016
HackCWRU returns to campus over Valentine's Day weekend
Over the weekend, techies united to work on their projects for 36 straight hours at CWRU's Hackathon.

Sleep-deprived tech inventions

Nardine Taleb, Staff Reporter February 13, 2015

Hackathon’s innovations last weekend were an assorted bunch; an Iron Man Simulator, an app called “Oh” that warns the user if their phone is still on when they approach a classroom, and an image...

36 hours of computer power

Nardine Taleb, Staff Writer February 5, 2015

Case Western Reserve University’s campus will be preparing for the buzz of Hackathon this weekend on the Quad, hosted by the Hacker Society. Hackathon is an event where students from other universities...

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