Science & Technology
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In US, spread of Zika linked to time spent outdoors
New research by Marco Ajelli, associate research scientist at Northeastern and an expert in infectious disease modeling, has linked a person’s risk of contracting Zika…
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Architecture professor leads effort to make water visible
Walk down Newbury Street today, and there’s a good chance you’ll come across at least one of 10 Bluetooth-enabled well caps designed to monitor and…
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New ‘sleeping’ sensors could save costs, make warzones safer
Sensors deployed in remote or hazardous locations could improve intel and safety conditions, but maintaining them is costly. Now, Matteo Rinaldi, associate professor of electrical…
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Robot-Proof: President Aoun outlines plan for reinventing higher ed in the AI age
Robots and smart machines are advancing faster than we ever thought possible. So how do humans keep from becoming obsolete? President Aoun, author of the…
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Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope
After eight years of work, a new paper by professor Jonathan Tilly, a reproductive and stem cell biologist, “puts the final nail in the dogma…
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The Equifax hack and ‘virtual certainty’ of future cybertheft
If you’re an American consumer, chances are your most sensitive personal information has been hacked in a massive Equifax data breech. William Robertson, associate professor…
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Taking an interdisciplinary approach to a better night’s sleep
Most guidelines suggest adults get six to eight hours of sleep each night. Lichuan Ye, associate professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, thinks…
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New research reveals way to detoxify dirt: zap it with lasers
The planet is running out of fertile land, but there are an increasing number of hungry mouths to feed around the world. Associate professor Ming…
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Exploring emotion in the brain
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But what role does the brain play in shaping subjective experience? Ajay Satpute, assistant professor in the…
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Student team zooms past challengers in Hyperloop competition
When SpaceX founder Elon Musk put out a call for super-fast hyperloop transport designs, Northeastern students answered. Their team placed second last weekend in the…
