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Discovering Networks Within Systems

Two new algorithms can help find networks within dynamic systems, with applications in financial, biological, engineered, and social networks.read more

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DFA Turns 10, Spotlights Climate Change at Summit

More than 120 Design for America students developed ideas and prototypes to tackle the issue at the Northwestern-hosted event.read more

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Solving the Mystery of How Friction Leads to Static Electricity

Professor Laurence Marks finds that tiny deformations in the rubbed materials’ surfaces give rise to voltages.read more

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