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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....

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Roving 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...

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On 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...

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Wheeling 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...

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Nanotubes 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...

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Journey 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...

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3Qs: 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...

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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...

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Roving 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...

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Professor 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...

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In 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,...

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Could 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...

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How 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...

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Is 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...

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New 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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