Professors Emma Alexander, Manling Li, Han Liu, Marcelo Worsley, and their students represented Northwestern CS at CVPR 2026 ...

Northwestern Engineering researchers are making significant contributions to AI and robotics research by sharing new work at international conferences this academic year, including the International ...

The prize honors an individual who has demonstrated sustained efforts in advancing either theoretical or practical aspects of computational mechanics.

Harvesting, storing, and using energy typically require separate materials or devices, making renewable energy systems more complex and less adaptable. This reusable ...

Since graduating from Northwestern, Aaron W. Saak (MS '97, PhD '00) has spent his career in industrial technology companies, moving from roles in engineering to business leadership. Along the way, he ...

Stroke survivors often need intensive, hands-on gait rehabilitation, but conventional therapy and existing robotic systems have limitations in delivering personalized, whole-body support in real time.

Soft materials and polymers are ubiquitous in our lives and form the basis of many advances in medicine, sustainability, manufacturing, and clean water access. What makes these materials unique is ...

Sustainable access to energy and clean water using low carbon emission technologies is essential to address climate change. We are inventing new technological solutions using integrated approaches ...

All facilities are built on, in, or with earthen materials: soils, rocks, and systems thereof. The PhD Program in Underground Science and Engineering at Northwestern pioneers new knowledge, ...

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 ...

Quantum teleportation could provide long-distance quantum connectivity via the existing fiberoptic infrastructure, but the photons needed for teleportation are lost among the millions of light ...

Industrialization disrupted the labor of artisans and craftworkers, just as the era of information technology and automation shifted workforce tasks and led to occupational obsolescence. How will the ...