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A new three-component synthesis strategy enables simultaneous control over both the composition and the high-index surface facets of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles for the first time.

New process uses tiny bursts of underwater plasma discharges to convert methane to methanol in just one step.

Northwestern University psychologist Andrea Russell sees older adults with early cognitive impairment riddled with anxiety. Some worry a missed word or forgotten appointment could signal Alzheimer’s disease. Others fear making a mistake in public. Some are too afraid to ask their doctor. Witnessing that uncertainty, and the stigma surrounding dementia, inspired Russell to spearhead a new Northwestern Medicine survey that found a vast majority of older adults would be willing to take a biomarker blood test to assess their Alzheimer’s risk.

Printed artificial neurons generate realistic brain-like signals that activate living neurons. Approach could lead to bioelectronics that communicate directly with the brain and energy-efficient, brain-inspired computing.

Researchers analyzed communication across the animal kingdom, including firefly flashes, cricket chirps, frog croaks, birds’ mating displays and more. Across species, many communication signals repeat at two beats per second.

This April, as the nation celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month, the timeless sound of jazz takes center stage at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music. Guest artists honor a uniquely American art form that continues to inspire, innovate and bring communities together.

AI models can generate more complete summaries of complex cancer pathology reports than physicians, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that tested six models developed by Meta, Google, DeepSeek and Mistral AI. The findings offer a potential fix to a growing challenge in oncology.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers and among the hardest to treat, with most patients surviving less than a year after diagnosis. But a new drug developed at Northwestern University may soon help patients live longer.

A new Northwestern University study has found a reported surge in drug overdose deaths in early 2025 was not real, and the apparent spike was a statistical modeling artifact, not a true reversal in overdose trends.

Northwestern University economist Charles Manski proposes in the working paper, “Credible Climate Planning Under Uncertainty: Beyond Incredible Certitude,” an approach to climate policy based on an economic framework that promotes the general welfare and minimizes worst-case scenarios by taking into account both the cost of damage and cost of abatement and, critically, by acknowledging what science can and cannot say with certainty.
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