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Aerial view of a tennis court during a match, showing the grass court from above with two players positioned on opposite sides. The court is surrounded by packed stadium seats filled with spectators.

Friction, speed and surprise: What sets Wimbledon’s grass courts apart from clay, hard courts

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by Tanner Stening
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Game designer talks ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative. Can it make a difference in Europe?

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by Tanner Stening
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What is the optimal setting for your air conditioner? We asked a Northeastern physics professor

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by Cyrus Moulton
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Key biases in AI models used for detecting depression on social media uncovered by Northeastern grads

by Alena Kuzub
A disease prediction model that shows small turquoise and blue dots on a map of the United states.

COVID data revolutionized disease projection models. Northeastern researchers explain what’s next

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A construction site at sunset with cranes, scaffolding, and heavy equipment set up for a large-scale building project in Qatar.

Northeastern student helps build some of the world’s largest 3D printers at engineering co-op

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by Cesareo Contreras
Researcher wearing protective glasses adjusts equipment while working with blue laser beams in a quantum optics lab.

Northeastern discovery in quantum materials could make electronics 1,000 times faster

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by Kate Rix
A person holds a smartphone, with the screen out of view and a patterned orange and green shirt in the background.

Northeastern’s AI vision language models provide descriptions so blind users can ‘see’ videos 

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by Kate Rix
A vivid image of a colorful starfield showing deep space nebulae in red, pink, and blue hues, captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Northeastern expert says Rubin Observatory is a game-changer in detecting near-Earth asteroids and assisting in the planet’s defense

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
People sit in a dark room surrounded by colorful, abstract visuals projected on the walls.

A Northeastern immersive art project visualizes how COVID misinformation spread on social media

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by Cyrus Moulton
An overhead view of a heavy water reactor in Iran.

Is Iran’s nuclear program producing energy or developing weapons? A Northeastern expert explains the science of nuclear power

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by Cesareo Contreras
A close-up of a person holding a piece of purple origami.

Origami meets aerospace in Northeastern design for morphing wings

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by Erin Kayata