Chemical engineering professor Thomas Webster’s team developed an injectable, conductive material to regenerate heart tissue after either a heart attack or cardiac disease.
Family’s health scare helps student find calling
Industrial engineering major Kendall Sanderson studies how to use systems engineering to streamline the healthcare industry.
Welcome to the real world, Iron Man
Electrical and computer engineering capstone students were inspired by the movie Iron Man in their development of goCAD, a program that allows users to manipulate virtual objects with nothing but a swipe of their hand.
Student engineers tackle real-world technical challenges
Northeastern’s Black Engineering Student Society provides a
host of opportunities for students to build scholarship, and
members shined recently at a regional competition.
Student dishes out science, with a spatula
Christina Ferrara, a chemical engineering major who has her own food blog, ran a cooking demo recently as part of Food Justice Week.
3Qs: The 3-D printing of tomorrow
Professor Ahmed Busnaina’s method of directed assembly is faster, cheaper, and more versatile than traditional 3-D printing. What does it mean? Could $10 iPhones and tissue engineering breakthroughs be just the tip of the iceberg. Photo by Mary Knox Merrill.
Hiding in plain sight
Applications like invisibility cloaking can’t be realized until the metamaterials that enable them are operable at a range of frequencies. New research from associate professor Hossein Mosallaei could lead to this possibility.
Researchers transcend boundaries for science
At the world’s largest science conference, Northeastern scholars urged interdisciplinary communication to develop solutions to the world’s greatest challenges.
The secrets of spider silk
Steve Cranford, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, studies spider silk and other natural materials for insight into designing more robust synthetic structures.
Engineering solutions for developing nations
As a project engineer for Partners in Health, alumna Ann Polaneczky played a key role in constructing a cutting-edge hospital in Haiti.
Northeastern Entrepreneurs Club engages future leaders
Working with hundreds of students each semester, the E-Club is a major force in fostering entrepreneurship on campus.
Inaugural service-learning expo showcases community outreach
More than 500 students translated their classroom knowledge into accessible community programming through service-learning courses.
