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Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Northwestern University today announce their collaboration to help accelerate the discovery, design and development of new materials with the world’s first nanomaterial “data factory.”This AI-driven…

In the face of climate change, breadfruit soon might come to a dinner plate near you.While researchers predict that climate change will have an adverse effect on most staple crops, including rice, corn and soybeans, a new Northwestern…

After people are diagnosed with cancer, their health risk behaviors—smoking, overeating and lack of physical activity—affect the likelihood that they will not respond to treatment, that they will have side effects from treatment and that…

Test-to-stay programs in pre-K-8 schools minimize new COVID-19 infections and can help reduce the need for prolonged quarantines for exposed individuals, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. The study's findings are congruent with…

PFAS, a group of manufactured chemicals commonly used since the 1940s, are called “forever chemicals” for a reason. Bacteria can’t eat them; fire can’t incinerate them; and water can’t dilute them. And, if these toxic chemicals are…

A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars — well, a dead star, that is.On Aug. 21, the NASA-funded team will launch its “Micro-X” rocket from White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico. The rocket will…

Last year, a team of astrophysicists including key members from Northwestern University launched STARFORGE, a project that produces the most realistic, highest-resolution 3D simulations of star formation to date. Now, the scientists have…

A new collection of research papers from Northwestern University and collaborating institutions sets out priority areas to provide better emergency care for people living with dementia in the United States.Some areas include discharging…

Northwestern has announced that nine community projects will be funded this year through the Racial Equity and Community Partnership grants program.Launched in 2021, the program is designed to help nurture mutually beneficial partnerships…

It’s sunburn season. Many of us have experienced the pain and peeling that comes from unprotected time in the sun, but we may not focus on a remarkable and vital part of the process: the regeneration of skin as the damaged tissue is…