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First demonstration of quantum teleportation over busy Internet cables
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Northwestern University engineers are the first to successfully demonstrate quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable already carrying Internet traffic.
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What is metformin's secret sauce?
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Until now, scientists have been unable to determine how metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar, works. <br /> A new Northwestern Medicine study has provided direct evidence in mice that it reversibly cuts the cell’s energy supply by interfering with mitochondria to...
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Young exoplanet’s atmosphere unexpectedly differs from its birthplace
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By studying a still-forming exoplanet and its surrounding natal disk, the researchers uncovered a mismatched composition of gases in the planet’s atmosphere compared to gases within the disk. The surprising finding potentially confirms long-held skepticism that scientists’ current model of...
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Why heart attacks spike during the winter holidays
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Whether it’s due to cold weather, holiday stress or disrupted routines — or a combination of all three — heart attack and stroke rates surge during the last two weeks of December, warns Northwestern Medicine cardiologist Dr. Patricia Vassallo.
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How your breathing coordinates brain rhythms during sleep
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Breathing coordinates hippocampal brain waves to strengthen memory while we sleep, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Kellogg Insight is the research & ideas magazine of Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Find tools to grow your career and business here.
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PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Mark Pothier was wrapping up the young-adult phase of his music career, including a 1983 stint as keyboardist for the then-synthy band Ministry, when he took a $5 an hour job for the Pembroke Reporter, a recently launched community paper along Boston’s South Shore. Pothier rose...
on Dec 15
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AI tool analyzes placentas at birth for faster detection of neonatal, maternal problems
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A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth, potentially improving neonatal and maternal care, according to new research from scientists at Northwestern Medicine and Penn State.
on Dec 14
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Why Do Some People Succeed after Failing, While Others Continue to Flounder?
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A new study dispels some of the mystery behind success after failure.
on Dec 12
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How ‘Conan the Bacterium’ withstands extreme radiation
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Thanks to a powerful antioxidant, Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand radiation doses 28,000 times greater than what would kill a human. In a new study, scientists discovered how the antioxidant works. Finding could drive the development of designer antioxidants to shield astronauts from...
on Dec 9
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Feeling Outraged? Think Twice Before Hitting “Share.”
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Misinformation fuels outrage—which in turn leads to mindless social-media shares, a new study finds.
on Dec 9
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New funding could make whole-eye transplants a reality
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A multi-institutional team of researchers, including two Northwestern University engineers, has received up to $56 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to help make vision-restoring, whole-eye transplants a reality.
on Dec 3
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Online Sports Betting Is Draining Household Savings
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Most impacted are the bettors who can least afford it, new research shows.
on Dec 2
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Northwestern to Lead $20 Million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy
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With Professor Aggelos Katsaggelos as co-principal investigator, the SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution.
on Dec 1
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Uncovering Regulatory Mechanisms of T-cells in Chronic Inflammation - News Center
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new underlying mechanism that controls a specialized group of T-cells, findings that may serve as potential targets for treating inflammatory diseases and cancer, according to a recent study.
on Nov 28
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Entranced Earth - Northwestern University Press
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A sweeping analysis of the lasting effects of neocolonial extractivism in Latin American aesthetic modernity from 1920 to the present Looking to the extracti...
on Nov 28
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Overthinking what you said? It’s your ‘lizard brain’ talking to newer, advanced parts of your brain
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In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what’s happening in other peoples’ minds.
on Nov 25
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Chatting with … Punk Collector Andrew Krivine ’82
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Punk-rock memorabilia collector Andrew Krivine ’82 chats with Northwestern Magazine about his 7,200-piece collection, the endless search for holy grails and his love for punk-inspired graphic design.
on Nov 24
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Massive Exoplanets May be More Earth-Like Than Thought
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“Super-Earths” likely to have both oceans and continents
on Nov 22
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Stability of perovskite solar cells tripled with protective coating
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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.
on Nov 21
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Optimized surface structure innately prevents frost without heat or special coating. Reducing frost may increase energy efficiency in appliances, reduce drag on airplanes and more. Researchers were inspired by leaves, which do not form frost on their concave veins.<br />
on Nov 10
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In new Dittmar exhibit, craftivism spurs climate action
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Dittmar Memorial Gallery’s exhibit “Fabric of the Earth” opens Thursday, Nov. 7 in the Norris University Center. Weaving themes of climate change, ecology and social justice through fiber-based works, the exhibit will remain on display through Dec. 3.
on Nov 2
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Nigerians are experiencing neuro-long COVID
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For the first time, scientists have found individuals in Nigeria are experiencing neurological manifestations of long COVID — called neuro-long COVID — such as brain fog, mild cognitive impairment, fatigue, sleep problems, headache, sensations of pins and needles, and muscle pain.
on Oct 28
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Medill report shows local news deserts expanding - Medill - Northwestern University
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The number of local news deserts expanded in the U.S. this year with 127 newspapers shuttering, leaving nearly 55 million Americans with limited to no access to local news, according to the Medill State of Local News Report 2024 released today.
on Oct 24
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Blair Kamin ended his 28-year run as the Chicago Tribune’s Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic with a Jan. 13, 2021 column that concluded: “Imagine Chicago without a full-time skyline watchdog. Schlock developers and hack architects would welcome the lack of scrutiny.”
on Oct 22
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New app performs real-time, full-body motion capture with a mobile device
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Northwestern University engineers have developed a new system for full-body motion capture — and it doesn’t require specialized rooms, expensive equipment, bulky cameras or an array of sensors. Called MobilePoser, the new system leverages sensors already embedded within consumer mobile devices,...
on Oct 18
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Nature and plastics inspire breakthrough in soft sustainable materials
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Using peptides and a snippet of the large molecules in plastics, Northwestern University materials scientists have developed materials made of tiny, flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged just like a battery to store energy or record digital information.
on Oct 10
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Watch water form out of thin air
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For the first time ever, researchers have witnessed — in real time and at the molecular-scale — hydrogen and oxygen atoms merge to form tiny, nano-sized bubbles of water.
on Oct 5
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Wastewater bacteria can break down plastic for food
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New study finds a bacterium in the Comamonadacae family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities for developing bacteria-based engineering solutions to help clean up difficult-to-remove...
on Oct 4
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Report rings public media alarm bell
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Public media funding has become so inadequate in supporting local news reporting that it needs a drastic overhaul, a report released Thursday by the Center for Study of Responsive Law concludes.
on Sep 25
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Tracing the Indigenous roots of lacrosse
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With insight from CNAIR scholars, an exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum, “The Creator’s Game,” seeks to raise awareness of the history and meaning of lacrosse to Native Americans.
on Sep 24
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From the combination of racism and sexism, here is the story of a new word
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“Misogynoir” –– the newest word included in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary –– was coined by Northwestern’s School of Communication associate professor Moya Bailey.
on Sep 12
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Strictest abortion-ban states offer least family support
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States with the most severe post-Dobbs abortion restrictions also have the fewest policies in place to support raising families, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
on Sep 6
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For Students with Disabilities, Discrimination Starts Before They Even Enter School
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Public-school principals are less welcoming to prospective families with disabled children—particularly when they’re Black.
on Sep 1
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Spike mutations help SARS-CoV-2 infect the brain
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Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system. The findings may help scientists understand its neurological symptoms and the mystery of “long COVID,” and they could one day even lead...
on Aug 24
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In COVID-19 patients, neurological symptoms last up to three years
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Scientists from Northwestern Medicine and the School of Medicine at CES University and CES Clinic in Colombia have determined that more than 60% of people who contracted COVID-19 have neurological symptoms that impact their cognitive function and quality of life, even two and three years after COVID-19.
on Aug 16
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How Algorithms Keep Workers Under Their Control
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More than ever, even highly skilled workers find themselves being evaluated, rewarded, and punished by opaque algorithms. A new book, Inside the Invisible Cage, investigates.
on Aug 11
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Fifth Code/Astro workshop cultivates open-source software engineering skills
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From July 15 to 19, 2024, CIERA Professor Jason Wang and Postdoctoral Fellow Sarah Blunt led the fifth Code/Astro workshop, the second of the series to be held at CIERA. This year, 58 in-person and over 40 remote participants from around the world participated in the week-long astronomy software dev
on Aug 10
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New biomaterial regrows damaged cartilage in joints
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Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model.
on Aug 5
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J.D. Vance’s ‘worrisome’ anti-IVF stance
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Northwestern University fertility expert says IVF should be the one thing all politicians can agree on.
on Jul 31
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‘Dancing molecules’ heal cartilage damage
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Researchers applied dancing molecules therapy to damaged human cartilage cells.
on Jul 30
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The Danton Case and Thermidor - Northwestern University Press
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Stanislawa Przybyszewski is recognized as a major twentieth-century playwright on the basis of her trilogy about the French Revolution, of which The Danton C...
on Jul 30
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Deep-ocean floor produces its own ‘dark oxygen’
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An international team of researchers, including a Northwestern University chemist, has discovered that metallic minerals on the deep-ocean floor produce oxygen — 13,000 feet below the surface.
on Jul 26
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Identifying corporate vulnerabilities that can lead to damaged reputations
on Jul 20
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Understanding the Role of RNA Methylation in Cancer - News Center
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RNA modifications could serve as a therapeutic target for certain types of cancer, according to a new study published in Molecular Cell which sheds new light on the complex process underlying RNA transcription.
on Jul 12
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Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus and a Possible Way to Reverse It - News Center
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Scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in lupus and demonstrated that reversing the defect may potentially reverse the disease.
on Jul 10
