In the Media
Nov 21, 2023
6G Could Pull Double Duty to Monitor Climate Change
The sixth generation of wireless cellular networks (6G, circa 2030) is expected not just to increase the availability, reliability, and speed of wireless networks but also serve as a major sensing infrastructure. In a recent interview by IEEE Spectrum, Josep Jornet, professor of electrical and computer engineering and associate director of the Institute for the […]
Nov 20, 2023
New Tool for Building and Fixing Roads and Bridges: Artificial Intelligence
CEE/Khoury Assistant Professor Fatemeh Ghoreishi was featured in the New York Times article “New Tool for Building and Fixing Roads and Bridges: Artificial Intelligence.”
Nov 03, 2023
National Science Foundation Studies Whether Comics Are Better For Teaching STEM
ChE Distinguished Teaching Professor Luke Landherr was featured in the CBR article “National Science Foundation Studies Whether Comics Are Better For Teaching STEM.”
Oct 24, 2023
Degradable electronic medical devices power up
ECE Professor Ravinder Dahiya was featured in the Chemical & Engineering News article “Degradable electronic medical devices power up.”
Oct 18, 2023
Here’s Why Salt Water Is Invading the Mississippi and Whether It Will Happen More Often
MES/CEE Associate Professor Samuel Munoz was featured in the Scientific American article “Here’s Why Salt Water Is Invading the Mississippi and Whether It Will Happen More Often.”
Oct 18, 2023
WBUR: To Slow Climate Change, Some Want to ‘Engineer the Ocean’
University Distinguished and Snell Professor of Engineering Akram Alshawabkeh’s lab is working with Sr. Scientist Ken Buesseler of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to see if a simple, solar-powered battery attached to a small float might be able to deliver a constant, low-dose of iron in the ocean to address climate change. View the WBUR […]
Oct 10, 2023
Northeastern Professor’s Robotic Boats Are Exploring the Arctic
ECE Professor Hanumant Singh and his work on robotics designed to gather data on glaciers, were featured on WGBH Morning Edition, titled “A Northeastern Professor’s Robotic Boats are Exploring the Arctic.” Singh’s robotic boats take surface measurements of Artic glaciers, a job that would be difficult and dangerous for humans. On a recent expedition off […]
Oct 06, 2023
It’s Possible to Extract Audio from a Still, Soundless Image
ECE/Khoury Professor Kevin Fu has developed a machine learning tool called Side Eye that can extract audio from pictures and even muted videos.