Internet of Things

Here’s how the future of wireless technology might look

Northeastern’s new Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things will bring together researchers, industry representatives, and government agencies to build the next generation of wireless…

by Laura Castañón December 20, 2018

Here’s some advice to make internet hackers less frightening

To understand how to handle the internet security challenges of the future, we should look to the way we dealt with mass innovations in the…

by Ian Thomsen December 18, 2018

A tiny antenna could be good for your health. All you have to do is stick it in your brain.

Hwaider Lin, a doctoral student at Northeastern, recently received an award for designing a nano-antenna that is 100 times smaller than the one that’s currently…

by Laura Castañón October 11, 2018

Is your refrigerator spying on you?

Are smart devices collecting data on us while they’re supposed to be off? That’s what Northeastern assistant professor David Choffnes and his colleagues are studying.

by Molly Callahan September 25, 2018

Mesmerized by how bats ‘dance in the air,’ this new Northeastern professor built a robotic one

As a postdoctoral researcher, Alireza Ramezani and his colleagues created a drone that can flap its wings, glide, make sharp turns, and swoop down. Now…

by Greg St. Martin September 19, 2018

Northeastern researcher to co-lead groundbreaking NSF initiative to advance wireless communications

Northeastern professor Tommaso Melodia has been named director of research of the Project Office for the National Science Foundation-sponsored Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research. The…

by Thea Singer March 8, 2017

Looking ahead: Cybersecurity in 2015

U.S. businesses suffered a score of data breaches in 2014. Here, William Robertson, an assistant professor and web security expert, explains what we can expect…

by Joe O'Connell January 15, 2015