capstone

Community betterment drives students’ affordable housing design

A group of graduate students in Northeastern’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs used their capstone project to design an affordable housing development for the betterment of one Boston community.

by Joe O'Connell June 5, 2015

Capstone project aims to help solve global water shortage

Five Northeastern student-researchers have worked to address the worldwide water crisis, designing a solar-powered desalination system that produces potable ocean water.

by Jason Kornwitz May 19, 2015

Students design exercise device for people with paraplegia

Five Northeastern student-researchers have retrofitted a rowing machine with an ingenious device, allowing people with paraplegia to exercise without the aid of a trainer.

by Jason Kornwitz May 15, 2015

Students design ‘farm arm’ to help operate machinery

The prototype prosthetic device, which was designed by five mechanical engineering majors for their senior capstone design project, aims to help amputee farm and agricultural workers control and maneuver tractors.

by Greg St. Martin March 9, 2015

Student project targets memory impairment

For its senior capstone project, a team of engineering students developed a program using Google Glass. The students say it could help memory-impaired individuals identify people they come in contact with and perform daily tasks.

by Joe O'Connell May 30, 2014

Smart bike pedals toward accident prevention

A team of mechanical engineering capstone students has created an interactive system that alerts bicyclists to nearby objects and intersections and encourages safer biking habits.

by Angela Herring January 7, 2014

Students dial in on emergency communications

Emergency relief attempts often suffer due to problems with the radio spectrum rescuers use to communicate with one another. A team of engineering students developed a device to help change that.

by Angela Herring June 10, 2013

Welcome to the real world, Iron Man

Electrical and computer engineering capstone students were inspired by the movie Iron Man in their development of goCAD, a program that allows users to manipulate virtual objects with nothing but a swipe of their hand.

by Angela Herring May 1, 2013

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Liveblogging the ECE capstone presentations

Photo via Thinkstock. 4:16pm: The awards are in! First place: Page Turner Second place: ICD and 4G^2 Third place: TRAQ and…

by Angela Herring April 10, 2013

Understanding the economics of healthcare

Doctoral students in the pharmacy program synthesized economic and clinical information in class and then presented their findings at a national meeting in Las Vegas.

by Angela Herring December 17, 2012