Northwestern Engineering undergraduates have been collaborating with neighboring groups and individuals to address human challenges for nearly three decades. In Design Thinking and Communication (DTC) ...

Northwestern University is hosting the Diffusion Fundamentals XI conference from June 30-July 2 in Evanston. This event, “Spreading in Nature, Technology, and Society” will bring together a highly ...

Roboticists have no idea how to manually design a robot as athletic and intelligent as even the simplest animals. We could take inspiration from the evolutionary design of animals. But we will need to ...

Northwestern University has launched an institutional network dedicated to the integration of data science and AI across all aspects of research and education. The Northwestern Network for ...

Flagging life-threatening conditions In addition to improving efficiency, the AI system flags life-threatening conditions like pneumothorax (collapsed lung) in real time — before a radiologist even ...

If you’ve ever seen commercials for sports drinks, you’ve probably heard the mention of electrolytes. Mostly known as agents to maintain fluid balance in the human body, electrolyte intake is promoted ...

A major challenge in metal 3D printing is controlling the microstructure, which determines a material’s mechanical properties. One key factor is the formation of dislocations: defects in the crystal ...

Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey (’22, ’23 P) has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern University ...

Led by Northwestern Engineering’s Cécile Chazot, the Materials Initiative for Comprehensive Research Opportunity (MICRO) allows undergraduates from universities without materials science programs or ...

Video: Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed what they believe is the world’s smallest pacemaker — so tiny that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe and be non-invasively injected into ...

The 2024 class of AAAS Fellows includes 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines, recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements. “This ...