At a time when medical technology breakthroughs often stall long before reaching patients, Northwestern University’s Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics (QSIB) has become a striking exception ...

Northwestern Computer Science leaders Samir Khuller and Sara Owsley Sood are no strangers to tidal shifts in their discipline’s technology. In June 2007, Sood graduated from Northwestern Engineering ...

Northwestern Engineering’s work in this age of new materials aligns with one of the school’s strategic priorities: Concurrent Materials Design. The school’s strengths in materials science, generative ...

Orbital Mechanics is a fundamental discipline concerned with the motion of objects under the influence of gravitational forces, crucial for understanding both natural celestial phenomena and the ...

Example-oriented survey of nonlinear dynamical systems, including chaos. Combines numerical exploration of differential equations describing physical problems with analytic methods and geometric ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a key driver of geopolitical power imbalances, fueling the competition for technological supremacy and economic dominance and intensifying global ...

Driver-assist technologies in modern automobiles, including emergency braking and lane assistance, incorporate robotics autonomy to transform traditionally human-operated machines into shared-control ...

A new process that converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

Academics OverviewExplore our degrees, programs, courses, and other enrichment opportunities. All Areas of StudyView a chart of all study areas cross-categorized by degree type. Undergraduate Study ...

When you enter a hospital for treatment, you’re probably not thinking about whether the tools to keep you healthy are good for the environment. There are people, however, who are researching that ...

In August 2022, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Signed by President Joe Biden, the legislation attempted to curb inflation, lower the deficit, and invest heavily into domestic clean ...

In-person conferences can be expensive and difficult to organize, making some wonder whether they are worth the cost and time. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on all aspects of society, ...