A team with Professor Krishna Shrinivas discovered how a landmark found in the nucleus of cells in many organ systems forms ...

Led by Professor Hao F. Zhang, the center will advance its work by developing cutting-edge tools to better understand and ...

The Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund, a $35 million initiative of Northwestern University and the Ryan Family Foundation, is advancing life sciences research with immediate ...

Research ‘Bone-ified Muscles’ Could Be Robots’ Next Flex Bioinspired artificial muscles enable robotic limbs to push, lift, and kick ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics is using its uncommon position within an engineering school to seek out applied math applications in the real ...

With a century dedicated to research and teaching in the field, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is ranked among the top departments in the nation. Our award-winning faculty ...

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 ...

A team of scientists with Professor Tobin J. Marks broke down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air.

Led by Professor Jennifer Dunn, Northwestern Engineering students investigated the sustainability of common single-use devices.

SPORT, a computational tool for designing proteins, demonstrates the potential for better products and better medical treatments.

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