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About 18 people, including teachers and students, stand on stage for a group photo.
Teaching students about photonics to build up the US workforce
Between layers of graphene are 4 paired, shiny electrons. 2 are blue and 2 are red, and whisps of glowing energy connect them together. They have rings like Saturn, and these rings move them clockwise or counter-clockwise.
From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges
Graphic showing the quasicrystals discovered in this research.
Physicists coax superconductivity and more from quasicrystals
closeup of lab equipment…ular sensor with cables
Canceling noise to improve quantum devices
professor elsa olivetti leaning on wall
Elsa Olivetti appointed associate dean of engineering
professor Chris Schuh wearing yellow tie.
Chris Schuh named dean of Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
students in lab with teacher in lecture
Teachers embrace hands-on learning in Materials Genome Camp
The insides (left) of a smart pill that could be a game changer in the diagnosis and treatment of bowel diseases next to the final prototype.
Smart pill could be game changer in diagnosis, treatment of bowel diseases
Schematic of a superconducting diode.
Team creates simple superconducting device that could dramatically cut energy use in computing, among other important applications.
Artist's rendition of a computer system based on light that could jumpstart the power of machine-learning programs like ChatGPT. Blue sections represent the micron-scale lasers key to the technology.
Computer system based on light could jumpstart power of ChatGPT-type machine-learning programs
A rectangular vector map with haxagons distorted on the left by squeezing and on the right by stretching, showing how charged particles are directed to the top or bottom edge of the map.
New quantum magnet unleashes electronics potential
Photo depicts the square-shaped sensor next to a quarter showing its small size.
New sensor mimics cell membrane functions
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