'Pregnancy test for water' delivers fast, easy results on water quality
A new platform technology can assess water safety and quality with just a single drop and a few minutes.
A new platform technology can assess water safety and quality with just a single drop and a few minutes.
Biotechnology
Jul 6, 2020
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Northwestern University researchers have cracked one of the secrets of tooth decay. In a new study of human enamel, the materials scientists are the first to identify a small number of impurity atoms that may contribute to ...
Materials Science
Jul 1, 2020
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Northwestern University researchers have developed a family of soft materials that imitates living creatures.
Materials Science
Jun 22, 2020
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Northwestern University researchers have developed the most precise way to build polyrotaxanes, a mechanically locked polymer for slide-ring gels, battery electrode materials and drug-delivery platforms.
Polymers
Jun 11, 2020
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Move aside, AT2018COW. There is a new astronomical transient in the universe, and it is faster, heavier and brighter at radio wavelengths than its mysterious predecessors.
Astronomy
May 26, 2020
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A research team led by Northwestern University has designed and synthesized new materials with ultrahigh porosity and surface area for the storage of hydrogen and methane for fuel cell-powered vehicles. These gases are attractive ...
Materials Science
Apr 16, 2020
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Northwestern University researchers have, for the first time, determined the 3-D atomic structure of a key complex in paramyxoviruses, a family of viruses that includes measles, mumps, human parainfluenza and respiratory ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2020
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Northwestern University researchers have added a new dimension to the importance of diversity.
General Physics
Jan 20, 2020
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Homeland Security might soon have a new tool to add to its arsenal.
General Physics
Jan 15, 2020
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Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed a novel design strategy to identify new materials exhibiting a metal-insulator transition (MIT), a rare class of materials categorized by their ability to reversibly switch ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 3, 2019
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