A Northwestern University-led team of interdisciplinary researchers has received $5.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to test the efficacy of enhanced weathering,
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Coated cells also delivered a solar power conversion efficiency of 26%
Northwestern University scientists have developed a new protective coating that significantly extends the life of perovskite solar cells, making them more practical for applications outside the lab.
Although perovskite
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Funding will support research into the ALS drug’s effectiveness for other neurodegenerative diseases
With its ability to improve neuron health, experimental drug NU-9 has already shown promise in reversing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Now, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) …
Scientists at Northwestern and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington’s disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes nerve cells to break down in the brain.
Patients with Huntington’s disease have a genetic mutation that …
If you’ve ever experienced a dream while knowing that you were dreaming, you’ve had a lucid dream. As interest has grown in optimizing sleep for self-improvement and better health, so, too, has interest in lucid dreaming, which early evidence has …
Northwestern University’s Querrey InQbation Lab (The Q) has entered a new partnership with Material Impact, a Boston-based venture firm focused on innovations in materials science and deep tech, the University …
Not all deepfakes are bad.
Deepfakes — digital artifacts including photos, videos and audio that have been generated or modified using artificial intelligence (AI) software — often look and sound real. Deepfake content has been used to dupe viewers, spread …
Northwestern University astrophysicist Allison Strom has received a 2024 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The prestigious fellowship includes an unrestricted grant of $875,000 over five years to pursue innovative and experimental research.
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Rachel Jamison Webster‘s book Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family (Henry Holt, March 2023)—a book of creative nonfiction that explores ancestry, race, gender, and justice in American history – was chosen as a Best Book …
Biodegradable structures could revolutionize energy, information technologies and advanced medicine
Step aside hard, rigid materials. There is a new soft, sustainable electroactive material in town — and it’s poised to open new possibilities for medical devices, wearable technology and human-computer …