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Matteo Rinaldi in the Press

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Bicoastal Institute for NanoSystems Innovation launches at Northeastern University
A nanotechnology research project.

Bicoastal Institute for NanoSystems Innovation launches at Northeastern University

NanoSI is located on the Boston and Oakland campuses and aims to reshape “chip-level technology advancements and applications.”
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
Matteo Rinaldi has developed a new type of sensor that consumes no power whatsoever in standby mode, waking up only when it detects an important event. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

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 […]