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“SpiderCam, SpiderCam, Does Whatever a Spider Can?” 3D Camera Inspired by Jumping Spider is First to Operate Below One Watt

Christopher Plain·June 8, 2026

Northwestern engineers have unveiled an energy-efficient camera called SpiderCam that estimates depth in the same way that jumping spiders do.

Did Scientists Just Achieve “Inception”? Experiments Show “Dream Engineering” May Be a Reality

Christopher Plain·February 6, 2026

Experiments involving playing music during sleep have revealed a type of dream engineering that doubled subjects' problem-solving abilities.

Into the Abyss: The Hunt for Mysterious Dark Oxygen on the Ocean Floor is Finally Ready to Begin

Christopher Plain·February 4, 2026

A trip to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to search for the mysterious origin of dark oxygen is finally launching this spring.

“There Are a Couple Suspicious Objects”: Discovery of Star Wars-Style Planet Orbiting Two Suns Could Lead to More Unexpected Finds

Christopher Plain·December 16, 2025

Astronomers combing through old image data have found evidence of a Star Wars-style planet orbiting two suns that previous studies had missed.

Cancer Breakthrough: Nanomedicine ‘Hack’ Unleashes Common Drug’s Hidden Power to Kill Cancer Cells Up to 20,000 Times More Effectively

Micah Hanks·November 7, 2025

A common chemotherapy drug’s hidden potential for becoming a game-changing weapon in the fight against cancer has been revealed by researchers at Northwestern University.

“We Finally Have A Roadmap”: Biomanufacturing Breakthrough Reveals Bacteria’s Ultra-Efficient Breakdown of Plant Waste

Ryan Whalen·September 5, 2025

The mystery of how tiny bacteria can digest the toughest plant waste has been resolved with major implications for biomanufacturing.

Move Over Iridium: Northwestern Breakthrough Solves Decades-Old Clean Hydrogen Fuel Problem in a Single Afternoon

Micah Hanks·August 20, 2025

The decades-long search for an alternative to iridium, one of the rarest and most expensive metals on Earth, may finally be over.

Scientific Fraud Exposed: The Multi-Million-Dollar ‘Shadow Industry’ Creating Junk Science to Propel Academic Careers

Ryan Whalen·August 6, 2025

From paper mills to fake journals, a new study by Northwestern University researchers exposes sprawling global networks of scientific fraud.

Major Quantum Teleportation Breakthrough Achieved Using Crowded Internet Cables

Micah Hanks·December 30, 2024

The first successful demonstration of quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable has been achieved, according to groundbreaking new research.

Scientists Just Unlocked How These ‘Barbarians’ of the Bacterial Realm Withstand Exposure to Huge Amounts of Deadly Radiation

Micah Hanks·December 18, 2024

Researchers are unlocking the molecular secrets behind a unique bacterium that has a superpower for survival in some of the most extreme conditions.

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“SpiderCam, SpiderCam, Does Whatever a Spider Can?” 3D Camera Inspired by Jumping Spider is First to Operate Below One Watt

Did Scientists Just Achieve “Inception”? Experiments Show “Dream Engineering” May Be a Reality

Into the Abyss: The Hunt for Mysterious Dark Oxygen on the Ocean Floor is Finally Ready to Begin

“There Are a Couple Suspicious Objects”: Discovery of Star Wars-Style Planet Orbiting Two Suns Could Lead to More Unexpected Finds

Cancer Breakthrough: Nanomedicine ‘Hack’ Unleashes Common Drug’s Hidden Power to Kill Cancer Cells Up to 20,000 Times More Effectively

“We Finally Have A Roadmap”: Biomanufacturing Breakthrough Reveals Bacteria’s Ultra-Efficient Breakdown of Plant Waste

Move Over Iridium: Northwestern Breakthrough Solves Decades-Old Clean Hydrogen Fuel Problem in a Single Afternoon

Scientific Fraud Exposed: The Multi-Million-Dollar ‘Shadow Industry’ Creating Junk Science to Propel Academic Careers

Major Quantum Teleportation Breakthrough Achieved Using Crowded Internet Cables

Scientists Just Unlocked How These ‘Barbarians’ of the Bacterial Realm Withstand Exposure to Huge Amounts of Deadly Radiation

Hybrid “Anti-Frost” Surface Prevents Accumulation on Airplane Wings and Power Lines for Days

Scientists Turn Ordinary Smartphone into a Movie-Quality Full-Body Motion Capture System

Terraforming Mars with Metal Nanorods Could Be 5,000 Times Faster Than Greenhouse Gas Proposals

Northwestern Researchers Invent an Incredible Power-Generating Fuel Cell That Runs on Dirt

Mysterious Brightness Spotted by James Webb Telescope that has Baffled Physicists Potentially Solved

When You Experience Stress, Your Brain’s Cannabinoid System Gets You Stoned

Odd Structures Detected Near the Heart of the Milky Way Left This Team of Astrophysicists “Stunned”

Grok Goes to War: Pentagon Reveals Musk’s AI Chatbot Launched Missiles in U.S. War with Iran

Opinion: The Power of Cooperation Can Help Us Solve the Mystery of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Auditory Pareidolia: The Voices in Your Head Have a Rational Explanation

The Top Secret “Manned Torpedo” Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time?