technology
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Alumnus’ new app a ‘one-stop-shop’ for pet owners
The Fetch My Pet app allows users to upload profiles of their pets, store medical records, and report their pets as missing. It’s a one-stop-shop…
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Department of Defense grant to spur development of wireless networks
For soldiers in the battlefield or emergency personnel responding to a disaster, effective and reliable communication networks are crucial. A team of Northeastern researchers has…
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Your face could soon be your airline boarding pass
This month, some passengers at Logan International Airport will board their planes without the typical paper boarding pass. Instead, they’ll use a “biometric boarding pass,”…
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Decoding wiretapping technology
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump claimed, without evidence, that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped communications in Trump Tower before the election. Obama officials and…
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Professor examines benefits, social inequalities of voice technologies
Professor Meryl Alper argues that while technologies that help people communicate are a step in the right direction, they have their own shortcomings. Those technologies,…
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Should tech companies warn consumers that their products could be addictive?
Americans reach for their smartphones dozens of times per day. Northeastern philosophy professor John Basl says that tech companies should warn consumers about the potentially…
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Witness videos and the conversation about race and policing
Police in Louisiana shot and killed Alton Sterling on Tuesday. A day later, police in Minnesota fatally shot Philando Castile. Both men were black. And…
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How to do a ‘digital detox’
We’ve all seen them—and perhaps been them—that person meandering through campus, eyes fixed on their phone rather than enjoying the world around them. Mariya Shiyko,…
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Obama’s 2016 State of the Union address, visualized
President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered the final State of the Union address of his two-term presidency. To provide analysis of the president’s remarks, we…
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The growth of physics research, and its changing impact on our lives
Over the past century, the discipline of physics has expanded exponentially, crossing boundaries into areas as diverse as biology and engineering. Network scientists in the…
