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Northeastern University researcher finds that wireless networks are throttling video streaming 24/7
A new study by David Choffnes, an associate professor of computer and information science at Northeastern, found that almost all wireless carriers pervasively slow down internet speed for video streaming, even when networks are not overloaded. Stock photo of ethernet cables by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Northeastern University researcher finds that wireless networks are throttling video streaming 24/7

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The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.
Neri dos Santos Silva watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on, in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. AP Photo/Leo Correa

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.

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Northeastern University nanotechnology experts awarded patent for smart, zero-power sensors that will help fight forest, warehouse and construction site fires

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Northeastern University nanotechnology experts awarded patent for smart, zero-power sensors that will help fight forest, warehouse and construction site fires

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A bright side to those dire climate change reports?

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A bright side to those dire climate change reports?

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Global disaster response needs a networked approach

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Global disaster response needs a networked approach

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Northeastern researchers lead efforts on global disaster planning

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Northeastern researchers lead efforts on global disaster planning

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Professor’s podcast brings anthropology into the mainstream

Professor’s podcast brings anthropology into the mainstream

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Is extreme weather getting more extreme?

Is extreme weather getting more extreme?

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Before and after disaster

Before and after disaster

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3Qs: Urban and coastal planning in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

3Qs: Urban and coastal planning in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

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3Qs: Back to the dust bowl?

3Qs: Back to the dust bowl?

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