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University News

Space industry co-op helped Northeastern student build confidence

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by Rich McKay
Xufeng Zhang works in a lab, illuminated in pink light.
Science & Technology

This Northeastern researcher is making ‘waves’ with magnets

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by Cesareo Contreras
Researcher Juner Zhu, wearing safety glasses and gloves, reaches into a lab chamber while working on electric vehicle battery research at Northeastern’s Kostas Research Institute in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Science & Technology

Research lays the groundwork for longer lasting batteries

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by Cesareo Contreras
A man with laboratory goggles and a blue suit performs an experiment involving an elaborate system of tubes.
University News

Biodegradable electronics may pose environmental harm

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by Cesareo Contreras
Steve Lustig seen through a brightly colored yellow translucent material in the lab. He is wearing safety glasses.
Science & Technology

Researchers achieve new insights about liquid metals, opening doors for the creation of new materials

by Cody Mello-Klein
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Science & Technology

Northeastern researchers develop breakthrough heat-conductive plastic to help prevent advanced electronics from overheating

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by Cyrus Moulton
Researcher wearing protective glasses adjusts equipment while working with blue laser beams in a quantum optics lab.
Science & Technology

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

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by Kate Rix
Karen Read sits at the defense table during her murder trial, where digital forensics and cellphone evidence are central to the case.
Law

Will digital forensics clear Karen Read — or seal her fate in the death of John O’Keefe?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Business

Is the price of your iPhone going to go up? How supply chain shifts are reshaping the global economy

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Science & Technology

Physicists may have accidentally discovered a new state of matter. The possibilities are endless.

by Laura Castañón
Science & Technology

Superconductor or not? They’re exploring the identity crisis of this weird quantum material.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa
Kaushik Chowdhury, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working with former graduate student Yousof Naderi to develop technology that transforms any surface into a smart wireless charger to power several devices simultaneously. This system can also be used to power more complex gadgets, such as airborne drones. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University
Science & Technology

Electrical engineering researchers develop technology that turns any surface into a wireless charger for many electronic devices, including drones

by Roberto Molar Candanosa