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10/15/15 - BOSTON, MA. - Professor Randall Erb and his student Joshua Martin work with a 3D printer that Martin developed that uses magnets in Egan on Oct. 15, 2015. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Researchers develop novel 3-D printing method for creating patient-specific medical devices

Northeastern assistant professor Randall Erb and Joshua Martin, PhD '17, have developed an innovative 3-D printing technology that could revolutionize important biomedical equipment, enhancing treatment for everyone from premature babies to patients needing implants.

by Thea Singer October 27, 2015

Looking ahead: Fitness tech in 2015

Fitness trackers accounted for more than half of the 35 million wearable devices in use at the end of 2014. Here, associate professor Stephen Intille, a personal health informatics expert at Northeastern, explains what we can expect from fitness tech in 2015.

by Jason Kornwitz January 22, 2015

Demo Day celebrates student innovation

After seven weeks of intense development and preparation, the young entrepreneurs behind 16 startups presented their ventures to the Northeastern community Monday night at the Husky Startup Challenge’s Demo Day.

by Joe O'Connell December 3, 2014

The power of leaving your comfort zone

Taking advantage of opportunities and being yourself were among the lessons Marcy Reed, president of National Grid Massachusetts, shared with fellow women in engineering and technology at the Women Who Inspire Engineering Leadership Reception on Tuesday night.

by Joe O'Connell October 9, 2014

Three distinct careers, one definitive goal

At the first event in the 2014-15 Women Who Inspire speaker series, three business leaders discussed their career paths and shared insight into how businesswomen can make sure their innovative ideas are being heard in the workplace.

by Joe O'Connell September 23, 2014

Alum earns entrepreneurship award for startup

Northeastern postdoctoral researcher Asanterabi Malima, PhD’13, received the Entrepreneurial Award during Massachusetts’ celebration of Africa Week in recognition of his founding a biotech firm and developing a device that enables early, low-cost disease detection.

by Angela Herring July 16, 2014

Richard Ernst, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1991 for his work on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, or NMR, spectroscopy, spoke at Northeastern last week. <i>Photo by Brooks Canaday.</i>

The making of a chemist

Richard Ernst won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1991 for his work on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, or NMR, spectroscopy.

by Angela Herring April 7, 2014

Computing’s invisible challenge

Ningfang Mi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is exploring better ways of predicting and managing demand for cloud computing resources.

by Angela Herring April 7, 2014

Guest post: RoboLobster goes to India

This post was written by one of my favorite Northeastern grad students, Dan Blustein, who studies biomimetic robots in biology professor Joe Ayers’ lab. Read…

by Angela Herring March 20, 2014

Does Big Data have the flu?

In response to revelations of failures in the Google Flu Trends’ predictive capabilities, Northeastern University researchers examined how Big Data can best be utilized for scientific gain in a report published online on Thursday in the journal Science.

by Angela Herring March 13, 2014

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