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 ...

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 ...

An industry-academia collaboration team including Northwestern Engineering’s Karan Ahuja earned a 2025 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction ...

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

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences at Northwestern Engineering has announced two new faculty hires. Naichen Shi will join this fall as an assistant professor while Zikai ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Elizabeth Gerber has been elected to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction (SIGCHI) Academy Class of 2025. ACM ...

Toxic metals like lead and cadmium are dangerous water contaminants. The team combined nanomechanical microcantilevers with synthetic biology biosensors to create an ultrasensitive platform that ...