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Can ‘digital traces’ from internet searches and social media predict outbreaks of COVID-19?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert

NSF official wants to catalyze research partnerships to tackle pressing societal challenges

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Artificial intelligence is here, but the technology faces major challenges in 2023

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Why it’s crucial that scientists preserve, not toss, specimens from Antarctica

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Terahertz wireless link could go beyond 6G and bridge the digital divide, says Northeastern researcher

by Cody Mello-Klein
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2022 was a historic year for climate change policies. What’s next for 2023?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Northeastern holiday gift guide 2022: The best gifts in tech

by Cody Mello-Klein
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The US achieved a major nuclear fusion breakthrough–but obstacles remain. Here’s why fusion power may still be decades out of reach

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by Tanner Stening

Northeastern students designed a snake robot that could help NASA find water on the moon

by Cody Mello-Klein
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 Northeastern co-ops learn from Boston drug delivery startup—and vice versa

by Ian Thomsen
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Boston is the hub of green energy, but offshore wind can’t only exist in the Northeast, experts say

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Northeastern researcher finds new way to prevent the common cold (and maybe COVID-19)

by Ian Thomsen