First AI-driven telescope goes stargazing
July 31, 2026
New AI system successfully schedules observations on a major national telescope
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Tiny fossils crack a Cretaceous cold case
July 30, 2026
Ancient ocean acidification triggered one of the ocean’s most severe extinctions
Flexible DNA transforms protein crystallization
July 29, 2026
New approach reveals proteins’ structures and enables next-gen flexible biomaterials
How a Northwestern study changed who can diagnose autism in Illinois
July 29, 2026
The new law, the first of its kind in the U.S., allows for an additional diagnostic pathway to support existing medical diagnostics
AI-directed protein-engineering cloud lab receives $20 million from NSF
July 23, 2026
Northwestern facility will be nation’s first open automated lab for designing, building and testing proteins
Germs — not just parenting — are part of the birth order story
July 23, 2026
Northwestern study finds younger siblings are more likely than older siblings to be hospitalized for respiratory illness during the first months of life
Quantum internet leaves the lab
July 22, 2026
First real-world demonstration of quantum entanglement over busy telecom fiber
Northwestern projects receive Genesis Mission funding
July 22, 2026
U.S. Department of Energy initiative aims to transform how complex scientific problems are investigated and solved
What to know about the record-setting Cyclospora outbreak
July 21, 2026
Two Northwestern experts explain how to reduce risk without sacrificing a healthy diet