Rapid manufacturing on-demand could make parts-warehousing and expensive molds a thing of the past. Northwestern University researchers have developed a new, futuristic 3D printer that…
Nanomaterials could provide the basis of many emerging technologies, including extremely tiny, flexible, and transparent electronics. While many nanomaterials exhibit promising electronic properties, scientists and…
The importance of chemistry in next-generation computing and communication has been documented for the first time by a team of Northwestern University academics. They found…
A Northwestern University research team has developed a new method for making highly desirable catalysts from metal nanoparticles that could lead to better fuel cells,…
Researchers find that early-career failure promotes future professional success. Scientists at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management have established a causal relationship between failure and…
Natural selection alters genes that control roundworms’ sense of smell. Artificial and natural selection affect the same genes in roundworms In both cases, genes are…
An international team of astronomers has discovered one of the largest features ever observed in the center of the Milky Way – a pair of…
Afterglow sheds light on the nature, origin of neutron star collisions, as researchers use Hubble to capture deepest optical image of first neutron star merger….
Scientists have identified a key enhancer of Sox9 — a gene critical for male sex development — and demonstrated that deleting that non-coding DNA results…
The historic first detection of gravitational waves from colliding black holes far outside our galaxy opened a new window to understanding the universe. A string…
An international partnership of the Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS), the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and…
A team of researchers led by Northwestern University professor and fuel cell pioneer Sossina Haile has created a new fuel cell offering both exceptional power…
The existence of large numbers of molecules in winds powered by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies has puzzled astronomers since they were…
Through first-of-their-kind supercomputer simulations, researchers, including a Northwestern University professor, have gained new insight into one of the most mysterious phenomena in modern astronomy: the…
Using Hubble data, a team of astronomers has for the first time found young populations of stars within globular clusters that have apparently developed courtesy…
A newly published study details how a new MRI probe that pairs a magnetic nanostructure with an antibody can detect Alzheimer’s disease early. Evanston, Illinois…
Material scientists from the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University have created a new type of carbon nanotubes solar cell that is twice as…
As the gas cloud, called G2, edges closer to the supermassive black hole Sgr A*, astronomers at Northwestern University are hoping to learn new information…
