A Northwestern Engineering research team led by Professor Julius Lucks has uncovered a new understanding of how RNA molecules act as cellular 'biosensors' to monitor and respond to changes in the environment by controlling ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 21, 2019
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Nanomaterials could provide the basis of many emerging technologies, including extremely tiny, flexible, and transparent electronics.
Nanophysics
Oct 11, 2019
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Charles Darwin was right.
Evolution
Sep 26, 2019
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Researchers have developed a tiny nanolaser that can function inside of living tissues without harming them.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 23, 2019
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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, among other applications. The researchers also discovered ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 12, 2019
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An international team of astronomers, including Northwestern University's Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, has discovered one of the largest structures ever observed in the Milky Way. A newly spotted pair of radio-emitting bubbles reach ...
Astronomy
Sep 11, 2019
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The final chapter of the historic detection of the powerful merger of two neutron stars in 2017 officially has been written. After the extremely bright burst finally faded to black, an international team led by Northwestern ...
Astronomy
Sep 9, 2019
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It's not an electron. But it sure does act like one.
Nanophysics
Jun 20, 2019
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An international team has constructed the most detailed, highest resolution simulation of a black hole to date. The simulation proves theoretical predictions about the nature of accretion disks—the matter that orbits and ...
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2019
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When it comes to the effectiveness of nanotherapeutic vaccines, shape matters.
Biochemistry
May 6, 2019
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