Matteo Rinaldi Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering rinaldi@ece.neu.edu 617.373.2751 Expertise bio engineering, electromagnetics, electron devices, micro/nano electromechanical systems devices, microsystems, nanomaterials, nanostructures Matteo Rinaldi in the Press IEEE Spectrum Cheap Sensors for Smarter Farmers Two IoT sensors from this year’s ARPA-E Summit can help farmers make better decisions This sensor, developed by Matteo Rinaldi and his team at Northeastern University, shines infrared light on the leaves of a plant. By reading the reflected light, it can tell if the plant is dehydrated or not. Popular Science Understanding the global chip shortage, a big crisis involving tiny components “I imagine there are more than 100 billion chips in daily use around the world,” says Matteo Rinaldi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University. “So think about how many transistors and semiconductors we use in our lives everyday.” IEEE Spectrum Plasmonics enables sensing on demand Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have developed an infrared sensor based on plasmonics that is capable of turning itself on when it needs to perform its sensing duties and then turns itself off when not needed to decrease energy demands and increase its lifetime. DARPA’s smart infrared sensor can watch for intruders or monitor for wildfires Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a next generation smart sensor for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is capable of identifying infrared (IR) wavelengths — without having to have its own always-present power source. Instead, it is powered by the same infrared wavelengths it’s designed to look for. TechCrunch This tiny sensor could sleep for years between detection events A difficult proposition, but engineers at Northeastern University were up to the task. They call their work a “plasmonically-enhanced micromechanical photoswitch,” which pretty much sums it up. I could end the article right here. But for those of you who slept in class the day we covered that topic, I guess I can explain. Nanowerk Graphene electrodes revolutionize the scaling of piezoelectric NEMS resonators “The key challenges associated with the development of high performance MEMS and NEMS resonators for RF wireless communication and sensing applications are the isolation of energy-dissipating mechanisms and scaling of the device volume in the nanoscale size-range,” Rinaldi, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, tells Nanowerk. “We […] Matteo Rinaldi for Northeastern Global News He’s cooking up thin film pizzas to create cutting-edge inventions He’s cooking up thin film pizzas to create cutting-edge inventions Inside smartphones there are tiny devices that vibrate to create electricity. The technology that makes them resembles a small pizza oven. Northeastern University nanotechnology experts awarded patent for smart, zero-power sensors that will help fight forest, warehouse and construction site fires Northeastern University nanotechnology experts awarded patent for smart, zero-power sensors that will help fight forest, warehouse and construction site fires Researchers in electrical and computer engineering have been awarded a patent for a smart sensor that consumes no power. Crops communicate with one another. These researchers want to listen in. Crops communicate with one another. These researchers want to listen in. Researchers have received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to design sensors that will help farmers detect pests and disease. New ‘sleeping’ sensors could save costs, make warzones safer 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. Strumming on the nano-banjo Strumming on the nano-banjo When you pluck a banjo string, you trigger a vibration that resonates at a frequency unique to the geometry and material of the string. We can distinguish that frequency as a particular pitch, our ears acting like incredibly sensitive detectors. Matteo Rinaldi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University, has recently […]
IEEE Spectrum Cheap Sensors for Smarter Farmers Two IoT sensors from this year’s ARPA-E Summit can help farmers make better decisions This sensor, developed by Matteo Rinaldi and his team at Northeastern University, shines infrared light on the leaves of a plant. By reading the reflected light, it can tell if the plant is dehydrated or not.
Popular Science Understanding the global chip shortage, a big crisis involving tiny components “I imagine there are more than 100 billion chips in daily use around the world,” says Matteo Rinaldi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University. “So think about how many transistors and semiconductors we use in our lives everyday.”
IEEE Spectrum Plasmonics enables sensing on demand Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston have developed an infrared sensor based on plasmonics that is capable of turning itself on when it needs to perform its sensing duties and then turns itself off when not needed to decrease energy demands and increase its lifetime.
DARPA’s smart infrared sensor can watch for intruders or monitor for wildfires Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a next generation smart sensor for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that is capable of identifying infrared (IR) wavelengths — without having to have its own always-present power source. Instead, it is powered by the same infrared wavelengths it’s designed to look for.
TechCrunch This tiny sensor could sleep for years between detection events A difficult proposition, but engineers at Northeastern University were up to the task. They call their work a “plasmonically-enhanced micromechanical photoswitch,” which pretty much sums it up. I could end the article right here. But for those of you who slept in class the day we covered that topic, I guess I can explain.
Nanowerk Graphene electrodes revolutionize the scaling of piezoelectric NEMS resonators “The key challenges associated with the development of high performance MEMS and NEMS resonators for RF wireless communication and sensing applications are the isolation of energy-dissipating mechanisms and scaling of the device volume in the nanoscale size-range,” Rinaldi, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, tells Nanowerk. “We […]