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Architecture professor leads effort to make water visible

by Jason Kornwitz
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

by Allie Nicodemo
Jon Tilly's research shows unequivocally that, contrary to conventional wisdom, stem cells in the ovaries are a critical piece of the mammal fertility puzzle, allowing females to produce new eggs as adults. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope

by Allie Nicodemo

What the future of gaming might look like

by Jason Kornwitz
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New research reveals way to detoxify dirt: zap it with lasers

by Allie Nicodemo
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But what role does the brain play in shaping subjective experience? Ajay Satpute, assistant professor in the College of Science, explores this puzzle through the interplay of psychology and neuroscience. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Exploring emotion in the brain

by Allie Nicodemo
Anna Kosovicheva, a postdoctoral researcher in the department of psychology, discovered that people have a "signature" of error when visually judging the locations of objects. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Do you see what I see? Probably not.

by Allie Nicodemo
Meni Wanunu, associate professor of physics, and his post doctoral student Robert Henley are using carbon nanotubes as a filter to desalinate water. Their new paper shows the method works better than any other existing process. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Don’t be salty. Tiny tubes desalinate water one molecule at a time

by Allie Nicodemo

Why do we sleep?

by Adam Fischer
Nian Sun, professor of electrical and computer engineering, developed a new approach for designing antennas that allows them to be made up to a thousand times smaller.

When it comes to antennas, size matters

by Allie Nicodemo

Why it’s so hard to make accurate predictions

by Jason Kornwitz
“I'm excited about realizing data-driven patient care and healthcare policies,” said Byron Wallace, assistant professor of computer and information science at Northeastern. “I think machine learning will be key in getting us there.”

Paging doctor data: Machine learning and the future of healthcare

by Allie Nicodemo