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May 24 | News
It's not magic, but new materials designed by two Northwestern University researchers seem to exhibit magical properties. Some contract when they should expand, and others expand when they should contract.
May 16 | News
Argonne National Laboratory announced major new efforts with Northwestern University and the University of Chicago to advance the research and development of new materials to help solve the nation’s challenges in the fields of energy, health, and security.
Apr 25 | News
Researchers
at Northwestern University's Department of Radiation Oncology and
Argonne National Laboratory recently deployed a new non-destructive
X-ray microscopy solution from Xradia to image cryogenically preserved
cells and advance studies of intra-cellular biology.
Apr 19 | News
A
new Northwestern University brain-machine technology delivers messages
from the brain directly to the muscles—bypassing the spinal cord—to
enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralyzed hand. The device
could eventually be tested on, and perhaps aid, paralyzed patients.
Apr 6 | News
Nanotechnology offers powerful new
possibilities for targeted cancer therapies, but the design challenges
are
many. Northwestern
University scientists now
are the first to develop a simple but specialized nanoparticle that can
deliver
a drug directly to a cancer cell's nucleus—an important feature for
effective
treatment.
Mar 6 | News
Northwestern University scientists have developed a powerful analytical
method that they have used
to direct stem cell differentiation. Out of millions of possibilities,
they
rapidly identified the chemical and physical structures that can cue
stem cells
to become osteocytes, cells found in mature bone.
Feb 21 | News
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new method for chemically altering graphene, a development that could be a step toward the creation of faster, thinner, flexible electronics. Their method, which oxidizes graphene without the collateral damage encountered in the Hummers method, is also reversible.
Feb 14 | Featured Articles
Prosthetic materials for hips, which include metals, polymers, and
ceramics, have a lifetime typically exceeding 10 years. However, beyond
10 years the failure rate generally increases. Engineers and physicians have discovered that graphitic carbon is a key
element in a lubricating layer that forms on metal-on-metal hip
implants.
Feb 13 | News
Researchers at Northwestern
University have developed
a new method for creating scaffolds for tissue engineering applications,
providing an alternative that is more flexible and less time-intensive
than
current technology.
Feb 7 | News
Brooding in your apartment on Saturday afternoon? A new smart phone intuits when you're depressed and will nudge you to call or go out with friends. It's the future of therapy at a new Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine center where scientists are inventing Web-based, mobile, virtual technologies to treat depression and other mood disorders.
