Angela Herring

Cancer research co-op points to exciting career path

Fifth-year chemistry major Mark Naniong’s research while on co-op at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute made it to the pages of a prestigious academic journal—and inspired him to pursue a career linked to innovation in science.

by Angela Herring January 27, 2014

Weekly Webcrawl: January 24, 2013

When I saw this photo on my weekly creative commons Flickr search, my first thought was the incredible engineering…

by Angela Herring January 24, 2014

Nobel laureate to join Northeastern faculty

Sir Richard Roberts, a Nobel laureate and globally recognized leader in genomics and molecular biology, has joined the university as a Distinguished University Professor in the College of Science.

by Angela Herring January 23, 2014

Snow falls differently on the nanoscale

Professor Hanchen Huang’s new theory of nanorod crystal growth could be a game-changer for nanoscale research and have big implications for a range of commercial products, from glue to popular handheld devices.

by Angela Herring January 23, 2014

When healthy habits become risky business

People tend to adopt risky behaviors after getting vaccinated against transmissible diseases, but how does this behavior affect the spread of infections? In new research, Northeastern faculty are taking a closer look.

by Angela Herring January 21, 2014

Ice crystals on cars are beautiful

As I was walking to the train station yesterday I noticed that all the parked cars were covered in the same beautiful pattern of swirling…

by Angela Herring January 17, 2014

Weekly Webcrawl: January 17, 2014

This fantasy landscape sits in Cappadocia, Turkey, the Göreme National Park to be specific. The cones, pillars, and pinnacles you…

by Angela Herring January 17, 2014

3Qs: When Web reviews aren’t what they seem

Crowdsourced social media platforms such as Facebook and Yelp are increasingly being infiltrated by fake accounts and reviews that cloud the legitimacy of some online rating systems. Assistant professor Christo Wilson dubbed this phenomenon “crowdturfing,” and he’s determined to make these systems more secure.

by Angela Herring January 15, 2014

SquadHero goes for the gold…and the red, and the blue, and the green….

SquadHero:Revolver uses the Guitar Hero game controller in an innovative way that has nothing to do with guitars or even…

by Angela Herring January 14, 2014

3Qs: Could circuits’ face-lift mean faster, smaller phones?

Northeastern associate professor of electrical and computer engineering Nian Sun has developed a method for power efficiently tuning the inductors of inductor – capacitor tank circuits widely used in cell phones and other radio-frequency devices allowing a much large tunable frequency range, a feat that has eluded scientists for decades.

by Angela Herring January 14, 2014

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