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A New AI Framework to Reveal Hidden Histories of Paintings

Northwestern professors Aggelos Katsaggelos and Maria Kokkori, working with the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago, developed an AI framework to digitally isolate overlapping paint layers and offer new insights into artists’ creative processes.Read more

John Torkelson

Dow Partnership Advances Recyclable Polymer Technology

An award recognizes the Northwestern-Dow collaboration spearheaded by Professor John Torkelson to develop recyclable durable crosslinked polymers while advancing the material’s commercial applications.Read more

Antiferromagnet

New Spin Transfer Mechanism Discovered in Antiferromagnets

Professor Pedram Khalili and his team demonstrated a new way to electrically switch antiferromagnets, with potential uses in memory, computing, and terahertz technology.Read more

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Blink-Powered Glasses Could Keep an Eye on Health

New smart glasses developed by Professor Nivedita Arora harvest mechanical energy from facial movements to power sensors.Read more

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