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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

Pinto: Smartphone industry plateauing, in need of innovation

Pinto: Smartphone industry plateauing, in need of innovation

March 3, 2015

Fifteen years ago, believe it or not, mobile phones were shrinking. Until then, phones had been clunky, large devices that were hard to carry around. The defining goal of the industry was to build the...

Matney: Innovative transportation technologies rapidly change how we travel

Matney: Innovative transportation technologies rapidly change how we travel

February 26, 2015

This week, I’ve descended into unprecedented laziness and efficiency all thanks to an awesome promotion from the ride-sharing app Lyft. The deal, which amounted to a number of free rides for users who...

Kane: Spending priorities in a world with polio

Kane: Spending priorities in a world with polio

February 5, 2015

Humanity’s hunt for eternal life dates back to at least 2,500 B.C. with King Gilgamesh’s unsuccessful quest for a life-giving plant. More than 4,000 years later, J.K. Rowling published "Harry Potter...

Pinto: Why you should care about investment in space technology

Pinto: Why you should care about investment in space technology

January 20, 2015

In the past few days, reports of a $1 billion investment by Google Inc. and Fidelity Investments in Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been making headlines. According to these reports, Google is planning to...

Annual STEM event focuses on K-12 education

November 5, 2014

The Northwestern Office of STEM Education Partnerships hosted its sixth annual statewide STEM Summit on Wednesday, highlighting the importance of K-12 STEM education. The summit featured a keynote...

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