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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


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Northwestern engineers create ‘freedom of motion’ actuator that mimics tactile sensations

April 10, 2025

NU researchers have developed a new device that can mimic human touch, making advancements in sensory substitution medical technologies. The new study, published March 27 in Science, an acclaimed research...

TIDAL Lab, located in Annenberg Hall, aims to combine music creation and computer science learning software as a form of literacy, according to lab founder Michael Horn.

TIDAL Lab creates new computer science learning technologies

November 26, 2024

The Tangible Interactive Design and Learning Laboratory, a team of designers, artists and scientists at Northwestern, focuses on finding and exploring ways technology can be used in learning. “The...

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Research Roundup: NU researchers discover catalyst to remove carbon dioxide, assess hazard maps’ efficacy

May 9, 2024

Since raising more than $1 billion in research funding in the 2023 fiscal year, Northwestern researchers continue to produce findings in a range of studies. The Daily compiled a summary of NU’s latest...

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Northwestern research group makes breakthrough on disposal of ‘forever chemicals’

October 12, 2022

A Northwestern research group has discovered a new way to properly dispose of “forever chemicals.” Forever chemicals, known as PFAS, are human-made chemicals that are categorized as surfactants...

Fine: Science is creative and should be taught accordingly

Fine: Science is creative and should be taught accordingly

January 30, 2020

Science and engineering are inherently creative and explorative fields. For every question that a scientist answers, they find themselves with thousands more, ushering in further innovations and discoveries....

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