Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as ...

By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...

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Singapore to launch space agency in response to global investment surge Singapore will launch its own space agency on April 1 as it bids to "fully harness the value and opportunities of the growing ...

Situated within the McCormick School of Engineering and driven by the CS+X initiative, the Department of Computer Science (CS) at Northwestern University prepares students to perform impactful and ...

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The Computer Science + X (CS+X) initiative at Northwestern University explodes the possibilities of interdisciplinary research. Our goal is to foster transformational relationships between computer ...

Cryospheric science is the interdisciplinary study of permafrost, snow and ice, primarily on the surface of the Earth, but also on other planets and moons. The cryosphere is an integral part of the ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

Children love to play pretend, holding imaginary tea parties, educating classrooms of teddies or running their own grocery stores. Now, a new study suggests that such make-believe play is not a ...

A recent deep-sea expedition along the country’s entire length documented the jellyfish, along with a surprising number of other species Milo and Tina, a pair of sibling stoats, are representing this ...

Elon Musk has announced he wants to merge SpaceX with another of his companies, xAI, and launch one million satellites into space. One reason - according to Musk - is to eventually harness the entire ...