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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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The Technological Institute. Northwestern Prof. Mark Hersam co-led the research that created a transistor capable of associative learning.

Northwestern researchers help develop new brain-like transistor

January 2, 2024

Northwestern researchers, along with researchers from Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have developed a new brain-like synaptic transistor, the University announced Dec....

Northwestern researchers have had breakthrough results in applying AI to their work.

Northwestern researchers achieve AI breakthroughs

November 14, 2023

To the ordinary eye, McCormick Prof. Sam Kriegman’s robot may look like a glob of purple rubber. But despite its small size and unfinished appearance, the 6-inch creature is the product of an artificial...

One NU study found all-nighters can have antidepressant effects that last for several days.

Research Roundup: NU researchers drive breakthroughs in climate, health

November 12, 2023

Since Nov. 1, Northwestern faculty have taken important strides to advance research in areas ranging from neuroscience to environmental equity.  Climate and environment Four recent studies centered...

Sam Kriegman and David Matthews looking at their design on a desktop computer. They designed AI technology that builds a robot in seconds.

Nature, nurture, or both? The scientists behind AI-made robots

November 2, 2023

McCormick Prof. Sam Kriegman and his lab assistant David Matthews recently developed a one-of-a-kind artificial intelligence program that builds a robot in seconds. This program is the first AI to be...

A large, gray stone building with the words “Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine” and a Northwestern logo.

Northwestern Medicine study identifies metixene as a promising breast cancer and brain metastases treatment

November 1, 2023

A recent study conducted by Northwestern faculty identified a novel therapeutic agent that has proven to be effective in treating metastatic breast cancer and brain metastases. The study was conducted...

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