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Researchers Take a Step Closer to Better, More Affordable Solar Cells
An innovative technique developed by a team with Professor Ted Sargent leads to perovskite-based solar cells with record-breaking efficiency.Apr 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Professor Emeritus Bruce Wessels Passes Away
Wessels will be remembered for his notable contributions to the study of thin films and nanostructures and passion for service and scholarship.Apr 10, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Advancing Quantum Leadership and Community
A founding member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, Northwestern hosted a plenary meeting March 20-21 and welcomed nearly 150 academic, corporate, and government stakeholders to the Technological Institute.Apr 4, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Magnetic Device Makes Microelectronic Chips More Sustainable
An invention by Professor Pedram Khalili makes it possible to read data from antiferromagnetic materials and could allow chips to work faster while fitting more data in a smaller space.Mar 19, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
New AI Tool Predicts COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
Northwestern and University of Cincinnati researchers partner to build a novel machine learning model based in cognitive science.Mar 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
VLSI Lab Presents Three Papers at the ‘Chip Olympics’
Professor Jie Gu and members of his Very Large-Scale Integration Lab team presented three papers and a live demonstration on brain-machine-interface at the premier 2024 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference.Mar 8, 2024
Society of Women Engineers Hosts 2024 Career Day for Girls
Around 180 Chicago-area middle school and high school students signed up to visit campus as part of the February 24 event.Feb 27, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Using Liquid Crystals to Scale-up Perovskite Solar Cells
Northwestern researchers created a liquid crystal embedding coating that improved homogeneity for large perovskite films that could one day be used in solar cells.Jan 26, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Finnigan, Ankeny Named to MS Leadership Positions
Shelley Finnigan will serve as associate dean for master’s and professional education, while Casey Ankeny has been appointed assistant dean for TGS master’s programs.Jan 18, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
New Book Presents Methodologies for Designing Embedded Systems Products
The textbook aims to guide undergraduate and graduate students in computer engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science who are pursuing an industry career in the design and implementation of embedded systems and Internet of Things applications.Jan 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Yuhao Ju Receives IEEE SSCS Predoctoral Achievement Award
Granted to promising PhD students, the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Predoctoral Achievement Award recognizes excellence and innovation in the field of solid-state integrated circuits.Jan 9, 2024
Professor Emeritus Gordon Murphy Passes Away
Murphy was a leader in the field of automatic control.Jan 3, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Creating Algorithms to Build International Research Teams
An initiative spearheaded by Northwestern’s McCormick Global Initiatives is forging new international research collaborations while prototyping new data science tools for scientific team-building.Jan 3, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Pedram Khalili Appointed IEEE Nanotechnology Council Distinguished Lecturer
The cohort of eminent scholars will provide public lectures on advancements in nanoscience and nanoengineering.Dec 15, 2023
Re-architecting the Internet for Resilience and Survivability
Professor Fabian Bustamante co-organized a two-day NSF workshop focused on developing a research agenda aimed at Internet resilience and survivability.Dec 14, 2023