Tiny robotic crab is smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot May 25, 2022 Smaller than a flea, robot can walk, bend, twist, turn and jump
Male pheromones improve health of females’ eggs May 19, 2022 Finding could lead to interventions to combat infertility, delay reproductive aging
Chicago police data study yields index for identifying networks of criminal cops May 10, 2022 Analysis shows cop “crews” have an outsized impact on police misconduct, especially on Black and Latino communities
Mussels’ underwater glue inspires synthetic cement May 2, 2022 Researchers use nature’s strongest secrets to build even stronger biomaterials
Northwestern moves Evanston closer to an electric bus April 22, 2022 Sustainability fellows help lobby for funds to turn Head Start program electric
Dying stars’ cocoons might explain fast blue optical transients April 20, 2022 First model that is fully consistent with all FBOT observations
Cleaning up lakes and oceans April 20, 2022 This sponge can collect oil, phosphates and now microplastics from polluted waters
New COVID-19 nasal spray outperforms current antibody treatments in mice April 13, 2022 A single inhaled dose treated or even prevented infection by COVID-19 and its variants
Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts April 12, 2022 Researchers first to demonstrate use of metal-organic frameworks to degrade plastics
Decoy particles trick coronavirus as it evolves April 11, 2022 Emerging therapeutics could overcome drug-resistant variants