The Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology (CSET) at Northwestern University supports students in researching the notion of a surface in tribology. Students research materials that are studied ...

Northwestern Engineering’s philosophy is rooted in whole-brain thinking: the integration left-brain skills like analysis and logic with right-brain skills like creativity. Through this lens we are ...

A team led by Northwestern Engineering researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch. To test the new AI, the researchers ...

Embodied AI HAND ERC’s research advances Northwestern Engineering’s leadership in embodied AI. A strategic priority for the M c Cormick School of Engineering, such research leverages the school’s ...

Situated within the M c Cormick School of Engineering, the Department of Computer Science (CS) at Northwestern University equips students with the technological expertise to build computer science ...

“AI has prompted an unprecedented wave of experimentation, but the future is not inevitable,” said event moderator Liz Gerber, codirector of HCI+D, professor of mechanical engineering at the M c ...

Safer, cleaner, cheaper, and more sustainable than current plastic recycling methods, the new technique offers a promising path toward creating a circular economy for plastics. The study was recently ...

Computers and computational thinking are changing everything. At Northwestern University’s Department of Computer Science, we aim to lead that change. Northwestern Computer Science is an ideal hub for ...

The master of science in computer engineering program prepares students to become leaders in university and industry settings. Our department offers students a truly interdisciplinary program with ...

What is Applied Mathematics? Applied mathematics involves the application of mathematics to problems which arise in various areas, e.g., science, engineering or other diverse areas, and/or the ...

To create a safer, more practical robot, Professor Ryan Truby and his team developed a soft, flexible actuator that enables robots to move by expanding and contracting—just like a human muscle. To ...

You have to understand the length and breadth of the technology and where it collapses, and make sure the task is not one that demands something beyond its limits. ChatGPT might be good at taking a ...