technology

Can you guess which of these items came from the space program? We tried.

Laptops or barcodes? Sneaker insoles or lava lamps? Wireless headphones or GPS? See if you can do better than we did.

by Cam Sleeper July 18, 2019

He wants to make gas-powered cars obsolete

Sanjeev Mukerjee, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern, is working to develop technology to lower the cost of fuel cells for energy-efficient cars that run on hydrogen gas, emit only fresh water, and don’t pollute the environment.

by Daniel Klein - contributor June 26, 2019

Designing software and smartphone apps with an architect’s touch

Armed with architecture degrees from Northeastern, four alumni founded a startup that takes a unique approach to the navigation of websites, apps, and other platforms.

by Khalida Sarwari March 7, 2019

With nearly $1 million on the line, this Northeastern team had to think fast

Ingenuity and quick thinking helped a computer science team stave off a last-minute disqualification and win a competition held by the research arm of the U.S. military.

by Khalida Sarwari January 17, 2019

Data security expert calls for stronger cybersecurity laws

Professor Woodrow Hartzog will testify at the Federal Trade Commission’s hearing on data security on Wednesday, where he plans to advocate for rules that understand security and privacy as related problems.

by Khalida Sarwari December 12, 2018

Here’s what Northeastern is doing to make faculty leadership more diverse

Debra Franko, Northeastern’s senior vice provost for academic affairs, has received a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to create a leadership training program for minority faculty who work in science, technology, engineering, and math departments at a select group of universities in Boston.

by Laura Castañón November 15, 2018

The new iPhone is here. Is Apple slowing down your old device to make you buy the new one?

The new iPhone XR comes out today, and conspiracy theorists want to know whether Apple will slow down customers’ old iPhones to make them buy new ones. But “when it comes to slow operating speed,” said Northeastern professor David Choffnes, “the biggest culprits are usually apps that run in the background and use up a lot of battery power.”

by Emily Arntsen October 26, 2018

Fuel-efficient cars are expensive. These researchers are trying to make them more affordable.

Northeastern professor Sanjeev Mukerjee and his research partner have received a $1 million grant from the Department of Energy to develop technology to lower the cost of fuel cells for energy-efficient cars.

by Sophia Fox-Sowell August 24, 2018

We can print plastic guns. But should we?

Is it ethically acceptable to create nearly undetectable guns at home? Is it ethically right to release to the public the blueprints for how to make them? In other words, just because we can does it mean we should? Northeastern experts weigh in on this debate, which is the subject of a federal hearing Friday.

by Molly Callahan August 10, 2018

How origami might reshape the future of everything

The next generation of solar panels and air bags will be shaped by the ancient Japanese art of paper folding. At least, that’s how Northeastern doctoral student Soroush Kamrava sees it.

by Sophia Fox-Sowell August 2, 2018