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Wood Burning in Homes Drives Dangerous Winter Air Pollution

Research from Kyan Shlipak, an undergraduate student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, showed that thousands of US deaths per year are linked to particulate matter from wood smoke.Read more

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A Hidden Rhythm Brings Microscopic Particles Into Unison

Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz found that swimming in a shared medium makes particles synchronize without touching.Read more

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Novel Probe Monitors Fetal Health in Utero During Surgery

The flexible, hair-like device developed by Professors John Rogers and Yonggang Huang safely enters the uterus for continuous, real-time monitoring.Read more

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Microscopy Reveals Zeolite Structure to Enhance Function

Researchers from the labs of Professors Vinayak Dravid and Omar Farha developed a high-resolution approach to map beam-sensitive crystals at the nanoscale.Read more

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Convening Leading Voices in Data Science and AI

The Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence Distinguished Speaker Series launched this month with events featuring Inderpal Bhandari and Judge Xavier Rodriguez.

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