New metric more accurately evaluates physician performance April 5, 2022 Approach could help improve adoption of best practices in critical care
Battery-free MakeCode empowers kids to code sustainably March 30, 2022 Indigenous grade-schoolers are first to learn new platform in a pilot program
Roundworms’ egg cells have a backup plan March 29, 2022 Study is first to uncover hidden mechanism that keeps cell division on track
New research institute will utilize cell-free systems for global needs March 28, 2022 Northwestern and U.S. Army collaborate to develop point-of-need products
Unprecedented videos show RNA switching ‘on’ and ‘off’ March 28, 2022 RNA strands invade, displace one another to enable genetic decision making
Nanoparticle-based COVID-19 vaccine could target future infectious diseases March 22, 2022 ‘Eventually there will be another emergent disease’
Upcyling polyester could reduce plastic waste March 21, 2022 Called plastic upcycling, efficient use of the chemistry has implications from bioremediation to medicine
Electron powers a weak but significant bond for building complex structures March 17, 2022 Chemists use elementary particle to catalyze molecular recognition
Methane-eating bacteria convert greenhouse gas to fuel March 17, 2022 State-of-the-art method reveals never-before-seen atomic structures controlling the process
Rapid PCR test receives FDA emergency use authorization March 16, 2022 Northwestern faculty and spinoff company developed the new technology