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Yongmin Liu elected 2023 Fellow Member of Optica for research in nanophotonics

NGN Research
by Noah Lloyd

Laura Lewis elevated to IEEE Fellow for ‘magneto-functional materials’ research

NGN Research
by Noah Lloyd
Science & Technology

Manure makes drinking water? An unlikely solution to a global crisis

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki
A robotic arm mimics the movements of a human hand
Science & Technology

The robotics team advances to the semifinals of a global competition

by Peter Ramjug
Sketch drawing of a robot
Science & Technology

Can a robot seal air leaks to help this old (and cold) house?

by Peter Ramjug
Man wearing a mechanical claw on his right arm
Science & Technology

Is it possible to build a better robotic arm

by Peter Ramjug
Man working in a robotics lab

Are robots out to steal our jobs? No, say Northeastern students, who will be sharing research with an international audience into how machines and humans can work together.

by Peter Ramjug
Science & Technology

A sweet solution to plastic pollution

by Benjamin Bertsch
Gabrielle Whittle works on her convertible heel design.
Business

Semester in San Francisco led Gabrielle Whittle to an Innovator Award

by Ian Thomsen
Northeastern graduate Anvesh Gurijala in his lab
Business

A carbon fiber strong enough to protect airplanes from lightning strikes, light enough to create performance skis

by Emily Arntsen
Yi Zheng, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, created a new recyclable material that can be used to cool down buildings without relying on conventional cooling systems. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
Science & Technology

How to keep cool without turning on the A/C

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki

She deconstructed robotic toys as a kid. Now she builds them for Hasbro.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki