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Synthesis of 2D Copper Boride Unlocks New Advanced Materials

The scalable method for creating 2D copper boride developed by Professor Mark Hersam could lead to breakthroughs in energy and computing technologies.Read more

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Skaruppa Highlights Fear, Compulsion, Love in Grad Speech

Matthew Skaruppa, the CFO of Duolingo, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the 2025 Undergraduate Convocation on June 16.Read more

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Mallik Shares Lessons That Shaped His Innovation

During his June 16 speech at the 2025 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony, Ameet Mallik credited lifelong learning, purpose, relationships, and balance as keys to his success.Read more

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How Electrolytes Could Fuel Computing, Not Just Athletes

Professor Monica Olvera de la Cruz and postdoctoral researcher Ahis Shrestha discovered a new ion-driven flow mechanism in simple channels that could improve energy efficiency and memory in future flexible iontronic devices.Read more

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Sam Kriegman Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

By generalizing the optimization techniques of artificial neural networks to the design of robots, Kriegman and his team aim to evolve novel robots with important new capabilities that are difficult or impossible to design by hand.

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Northwestern Set to Host International Diffusion Conference

The event’s organizers are Northwestern Professors Randall Snurr, Daniel Abrams, Todd Gingrich, Matthew Grayson, and Niall Mangan, and the event will include talks from Northwestern Engineering’s Monica Olvera de la Cruz and Julio M. Ottino.

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