Computer Simulations Can Help Prepare Us for a Zombie Apocalypse and Much More

Engineering News

Sep 25, 2019Mike Thomas

Pandemic's Effect on Scientists May be Long Lasting, Study Finds

A new study found that although researchers’ productivity levels have mostly returned to pre-pandemic highs, scientists who did not pursue COVID-19-related research initiated 36 percent fewer new projects in 2020 compared to 2019.

In the Media

What’s Next on the Path for President’s Infrastructure Proposal

For a conversation on what happens next with President Biden's infrastructure plan, Soledad O'Brien talks to Joseph Schofer, a professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University and host of “The Infrastructure Show” podcast.

Matter of Fact

Ameer Named to National Academy of Medicine

Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, and Professor Guillermo Ameer’s laboratory is widely recognized for pioneering regenerative biomaterials based on a novel class of biodegradable polymers containing citrate, and using them to regenerate a variety of tissues and organs.

Panel Explores How to Maximize AI’s Scientific Benefits and Social Value

Presented by AI@NU, leaders in artificial intelligence from Northwestern, academia, and industry discussed the progress and prospects for AI research during the next two decades.

Northwestern Team Among First to Visualize Polymers in Actual Material

To show the first clear images of single-polymer molecules in a solid material, the researchers used super-resolution optical microscopy, which can highlight individual molecules and provide contrast against a dark background.

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