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Black Holes’ Spins Align in a Valentine’s Embrace

Most people have heard of “love at first sight.” But how about “love at first collision?”

In a study fit for Valentine’s Day, Northwestern University astrophysicists discovered that binary black holes — when formed in crowded clusters of stars — …





Interpretation of Neurons

Synthetic Neurons Open the Door for More Intelligent Robots

An interdisciplinary collaboration between Northwestern University and Georgia Tech has created a novel high-performance organic electrochemical neuron that responds within the frequency range of human neurons. The researchers also built a complete perception system by designing other organic materials and …