A high honor for harnessing ocean’s energy
Alexander Gorlov, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Northeastern University, has been nominated for a 2011 European Inventor Award for designing an environmentally friendly water turbine....
View ArticleRoving robot to the rescue
Northeastern University student-researchers have created a roving robot named WiLU that may be able to locate and rescue victims of natural disasters or participate in military missions that are too...
View ArticleOn the cutting edge
Many people enjoy the scent of magnolia trees and basking in the Adirondack chairs this time of year, but it’s a particularly exciting time for Moneesh Upmanyu, associate professor of mechanical and...
View ArticleWheeling around the competition
A group of mechanical engineering students who designed, built and raced an all-terrain vehicle for Northeastern’s chapter of Baja SAE placed fourth overall out of approximately 100 teams at a national...
View ArticleNanotubes and silicon: unexpected ingredients in a new optical device
“A lot of discoveries in the laboratory are purely accidental,” said Swastik Kar, an assistant professor of physics in the College of Science. He and Yung Joon Jung, an associate professor...
View ArticleJourney to a cleaner future
Upon arriving in Los Angeles in September 1984 as a doctoral student at the California Institute of Technology, Yiannis Levendis decided to take a walk. Within minutes of beginning his journey, a car...
View Article3Qs: A 3-D printout for your health
The field of 3-D printing technology is revolutionizing industries across the spectrum, from the arts to electronics. We asked Constantinos Mavroidis, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, to...
View ArticleA high honor for harnessing ocean’s energy
Alexander Gorlov, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Northeastern University, has been nominated for a 2011 European Inventor Award for designing an environmentally friendly water...
View ArticleRoving robot to the rescue
Northeastern University student-researchers have created a roving robot named WiLU that may be able to locate and rescue victims of natural disasters or participate in military missions that are too...
View ArticleProfessor honored for 45 years of service to Northeastern
John Cipolla, professor emeritus of mechanical and industrial engineering, likes to compare the thrill of teaching to the rush of driving a racecar. “You work hard to understand the material, impart...
View ArticleIn the fight against human trafficking, industrial engineers can help
An estimated 24.9 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. The majority of these individuals are tricked, threatened, or coerced into forced labor in domestic work, construction,...
View ArticleCould corn stalks or old plastic be the new coal?
At the beginning of the last century, there were 1.6 billion people living on the planet. Today, there are 7.7 billion of us. “Not only are there more of us, but each of us consumes more than we did...
View ArticleHow to keep cool without turning on the A/C
The sun beats down, making everything you touch radiate burning heat. Beads of sweat form all over your body, even when you sit still. It’s one of those beastly hot summer (or spring) days. Then, you...
View ArticleIs it possible to build a better robotic arm
Researchers at Northeastern are working to eliminate the stiff, herky-jerky motions in robotic arms to make them graceful and deft enough to gently pick up an egg or sturdy enough to stack dinner...
View ArticleNew form of silicon discovered by Northeastern engineers can revolutionize...
After a 10-year research study that started by accident and was met with skepticism, a team of Northeastern University mechanical engineers was able to synthesize highly dense, ultra-narrow silicon...
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