The prize honors an individual who has demonstrated sustained efforts in advancing either theoretical or practical aspects of computational mechanics.

Professors Emma Alexander, Manling Li, Han Liu, Marcelo Worsley, and their students represented Northwestern CS at CVPR 2026 ...

A simple glance now can help drive a wheelchair. Apple recently unveiled a new Vision Pro accessibility feature that allows users to control powered wheelchairs using only their eyes. Northwestern ...

Stroke survivors often need intensive, hands-on gait rehabilitation, but conventional therapy and existing robotic systems have limitations in delivering personalized, whole-body support in real time.

As Biohub unveiled the next-generation ESM, AI tools designed to model protein biology, Northwestern University scientist Shana Kelley said the innovations will help write “the book of life.” A ...

Post-disaster reconstruction is rapidly increasing global demand for construction materials, which drives unsustainable resource extraction, poor debris management, and heightened environmental and ...

Northwestern Engineering researchers are making significant contributions to AI and robotics research by sharing new work at international conferences this academic year, including the International ...

Starting this fall, undergraduate students at Northwestern University will have the option to major in AI, thanks to a new academic offering announced today. The major, administered by Northwestern ...

Most robots have fixed body designs that cannot adapt to new environments or survive damage, making them fragile outside controlled settings. Researchers used AI-driven evolution and Lego-like modular ...

Scientists studying human neural organoids could only record and stimulate activity from limited regions because conventional flat electronics do not conform well to the tissues’ three-dimensional, ...

Natural biological systems cannot efficiently convert waste CO₂ or its derivatives into useful building-block chemicals at a scale that can keep pace with rising atmospheric carbon. Engineer a fully ...