The artificial intelligence developed by Professor Sam Kriegman is the first AI capable of intelligently designing new robots that work in the real world.

With the recent release of its first images, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is one giant step closer to launching its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) — a decade-long astronomical ...

According to a 2018 National Safety Council report, 63 percent of manufacturing workers report feeling tired at work, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries while decreasing overall performance ...

A team including 25 Northwestern Engineering students took the highest honor at NASA’s 2024 annual Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge forum. On November 12 in Las Vegas, ...

Professors Julius Lucks and James Rondinelli are part of a Fellows class that includes 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.

Northwestern Engineering’s Sam Kriegman has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor ...

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 ...

Understanding how dislocations (line defects in the crystal structure) occur when 3D-printing metals has been unclear to materials scientists. Understanding when and how dislocations form in ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers, including two Northwestern University engineers, has received up to $34 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to fast-track ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering share a strong history of interconnected research activities, established research centers, and ...

In a major clinical study, the tool developed by Professor Mozziyar Etemadi boosted productivity by up to 40 percent without compromising accuracy.

An initiative spearheaded by Northwestern’s McCormick Global Initiatives is forging new international research collaborations while prototyping new data science tools for scientific team-building.