News
Feb 04, 2011
Potential Life Saving Coupler
Under the direction of Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti, a team of MIE capstone students, developed an "anastomotic coupler" that could quickly reconnect tiny blood vessels that currently take hours to repair during surgery.
Feb 02, 2011
360° Solar Food Dehydrator
Under the direction of Professor Mohammad Taslim, a team of MIE capstone students, designed an inexpensive 360-degree solar food dehydrator for use in preventing food spoilage in developing countries.
Jan 28, 2011
Solving a Global Challenge
Under the direction of Associate Professor Jeff Ruberti and the Cambridge-based coop employer Joule Unlimited, Inc., a team of MIE capstone students, developed a bioreactor that turns sunlight and carbon dioxide into clean energy.
Jan 24, 2011
Gorlov nominated for European Inventor Award
Professor Emeritus Alexander Gorlov has been nominated for the 2011 European Inventor Award for his invention of the helical turbine for power and propulsion systems. This is Europe's highest distinction for inventors worldwide.
Jan 19, 2011
Sipahi on Cover of IEEE Control Systems Magazine
MIE Assistant Professor Rifat Sipahi’s article “Stability and Stabilization of Systems with Time Delay, Limitations and Opportunities” is featured on the cover of the IEEE Control Systems Magazine.
Jan 13, 2011
Attempting to Prevent Arthritis
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Professor Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi & Assistant Professor Ashkan Vaziri are using 3D imaging models of knee joints to develop methods to treat and prevent osteoarthritis.
Jan 01, 2011
New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Anand Asthagiri
Associate ProfessorThe Department of Chemical Engineering welcomed Dr. Anand Asthagiri in January 2011 as an associate professor. Dr. Asthagiri was attracted to Northeastern's plans for dynamic growth, the collegiality of the faculty and students and faculty scientific interaction. He believes that the work being done at Northeastern, from the students up to the administration, has […]
Dec 23, 2010
Lightning Fast Results
The NU Computer Architecture Research group, under the direction of ECE Professor David Kaeli, is developing supercomputing technology to pinpoint the location of objects or people 10-15x faster than traditional methods.