A person wearing sunglasses sits behind the wheel of a white SUV with black wave graphics, a sensor rack mounted on its roof, and a red Northeastern “N” and the words “Autonomous Vehicle Research Platform” on the doors.

Seattle students research on the road with sensor-filled Ford Mustang

A Ford Mustang Mach-E equipped with sensors, cameras and an onboard computer puts real-time research at the fingertips of Seattle students.
A person on the deck of a large ship lowers a robotic device over the side by a cable, beside an orange life ring on the railing.

How do you clean a giant ship? This student builds robots for the job

Katie Karmelek, smiling and looking off to one side, photographed through a window with reflections of trees and warm lights layered over her face and dark blazer.

This grad helps run the Amazon of the medical device world

Rhea Dharia works at a laptop through a circular arrangement of warm, glowing lights in the foreground, taken through a window with blinds visible behind her.

Space industry co-op helped Northeastern student build confidence

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Who knew? Cells have memory, professor describes in paper

Northeastern University professor’s research on mechanical memory of cells has promise for everything from skin wrinkles to cancer.
Close-up of a microchip on a circuit board lit in blue and red.

This AI-powered chip can offer a deeper look at faulty brain activity

A Northeastern professor is developing a low-power implant that uses machine learning to analyze brain signals in real time.
Raymond Fu poses for a portrait with a deep blue background.

From lab to startup: This professor wins prestigious engineering award

Raymond Fu has been awarded the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award for his research on “computer vision and augmented human-machine interaction.”
Francesco Restuccia works in a lab in blue light.

This professor is making AI systems more aware of their ignorance

Francesco Restuccia has been awarded a Presidential Early Career Award to improve the reliability of wireless systems and AI models.
Xufeng Zhang works in a lab, illuminated in pink light.

This Northeastern researcher is making ‘waves’ with magnets

Northeastern professor Xufeng Zhang’s work in quantum mechanics and magnets could help improve quantum computers in the future.
Close-up of a pipette dispensing a purple droplet into a well plate, backlit in violet and blue tones.

This cancer vaccine makes its own oxygen and gives T-cells a boost

A new vaccine developed by Northeastern researchers creates a home base to strengthen immune cells and educate them about the enemy.

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