With the recent release of its first images, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is one giant step closer to launching its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) — a decade-long astronomical ...

Roboticists have no idea how to manually design a robot as athletic and intelligent as even the simplest animals. We could take inspiration from the evolutionary design of animals. But we will need to ...

When you open WebMD.com to check symptoms, the domain places one cookie on your browser. Pop over to ESPN.com for the latest scores, and 49 cookies start tracking user information. Click on Wired.com ...

Northwestern University has launched an institutional network dedicated to the integration of data science and AI across all aspects of research and education. The Northwestern Network for ...

“This is, to my knowledge, the first use of AI that demonstrably improves productivity, especially in health care. Even in other fields, I haven’t seen anything close to a 40 percent boost,” said ...

Completed in 1914, the Panama Canal is a marvel of modern engineering. An artificial 51-mile waterway that cuts through the Isthmus of Panama, the Canal connects the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea ...

Led by Northwestern Engineering’s Cécile Chazot, the Materials Initiative for Comprehensive Research Opportunity (MICRO) allows undergraduates from universities without materials science programs or ...

In a bustling Christie’s auction room surrounded by priceless works of art, Theodore Debreu (MLDS '25) found himself not appraising paintings but instead explaining the intricacies of blockchain ...

The 2024 class of AAAS Fellows includes 471 scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines, recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements. “This ...

Using seawater, electricity, and carbon dioxide (CO 2), Northwestern Engineering scientists have developed a new carbon-negative building material. As Earth’s climate continues to warm, researchers ...

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 ...

“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 ...