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

Researchers long have been interested in spider silk because of its remarkable properties. It’s stronger than steel, tougher ...

Professor Chris Wolverton was honored as an MRS Fellow for pioneering contributions to computational materials science and ...

On February 18, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design hosted a thought leader panel to discuss the National ...

The Internet Society Pulse Research Fellowship supports researchers conducting data-driven analysis or developing tools that ...

A product of multi-disciplinary Northwestern Engineering research, the cantilever-based test detects harmful chemicals in water at concentrations down to parts per billion.

Algorithm design and analysis is fundamental to all areas of computer science and gives a rigorous framework for the study optimization. This course provides an introduction to algorithm design ...

A new study by Professor Ludmilla Aristilde found that minerals drive phosphorus release at enzyme-like rates.

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 ...

Society is being reshaped by the technological application of the tools of modern biology. Bioprocessing plays a key role in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, and agents for gene and cell ...

Functional materials can be created with rational self-assembly of building blocks over a broad range of length scales, from small molecules and polymers to nanoparticles and nanowires. Northwestern ...