The mystery of how tiny bacteria can digest the toughest plant waste has been resolved with major implications for biomanufacturing.| The Debrief
The decades-long search for an alternative to iridium, one of the rarest and most expensive metals on Earth, may finally be over.| The Debrief
One of the biggest challenges in recycling plastic is that there are several kinds of plastic that end up in our bins – and those variations in composition necessitate sorting out waste before processing it. Sorting is expensive and time-consuming, even with tech involved, and it greatly reduces…| New Atlas
If you don't like getting needles or working out, this new medical wearable may be for you. It analyzes sweat instead of blood, and it doesn't require patients to generate that sweat by performing strenuous exercises.| New Atlas
Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated far more effectively in the future – using the brain's own immune cells.| New Atlas
A team of microbiologists discovered a collection of thriving, diverse, and mostly new-to-science viruses on toothbrushes and showerheads. Before you freak out and toss your toothbrush, though, you should know that these aren’t the kind of viruses that make humans sick. The researchers at Northwestern University Read More ... The post What’s growing on your toothbrush? first appeared on Jax Examiner.| Jax Examiner
Zarah Mohamed, who is graduating from Northwestern Kellogg, has been named a Poets&Quants MBA To Watch for 2024| Poets&Quants