Skip to content

Northeastern University researchers use nanoparticles made by bacteria to fight antibiotic-resistant infections like MRSA
David Medina, a doctoral student at Northeastern, is using bacteria to produce nanoparticles that are particularly effective at killing whatever type of cell was used to create them, including strains of bacteria that are resistant to traditional antibiotics. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Science & TechnologyArticle

Northeastern University researchers use nanoparticles made by bacteria to fight antibiotic-resistant infections like MRSA

Northeastern researchers team up with Kebotix to improve light-based cancer treatments
A model of a molecule.

Science & TechnologyArticle

Northeastern researchers team up with Kebotix to improve light-based cancer treatments

Bob Davis, a venture capitalist who co-founded search engine Lycos, urged D’Amore-McKim School of Business graduates to go the extra mile
Go the extra mile to help family, friends, and colleagues, Bob Davis, a venture capitalist who co-founded one of the internet’s first search engines, told graduates of Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business on Wednesday. “You will be amazed at how your career will fly as people take notice,” he said. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Bob Davis, a venture capitalist who co-founded search engine Lycos, urged D’Amore-McKim School of Business graduates to go the extra mile

Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood
A soft gripper attachment holds a fake fish in Taşkın Padır's lab in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

BusinessArticle

Northeastern University researchers are designing the future of work, starting with collaborative robots for processing seafood

Northeastern researchers are using machine learning algorithms to predict the function of enzymes from their amino acids

Science & TechnologyArticle

Northeastern researchers are using machine learning algorithms to predict the function of enzymes from their amino acids

AirDrop is making your iPhone vulnerable to attackers
Picture of an iPhone display.

Science & TechnologyArticle

AirDrop is making your iPhone vulnerable to attackers

Northeastern University researchers are working with the World Health Organization to stop the spread of Ebola
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a healthcare worker from the World Health Organization prepares vaccines to give to front line aid workers, in Mbandaka, Congo. For the first time since the Ebola virus was identified more than 40 years ago, a vaccine has been dispatched to front line health workers in an attempt to combat the epidemic from the onset. AP Photo/Sam Mednick

HealthArticle

Northeastern University researchers are working with the World Health Organization to stop the spread of Ebola

Northeastern University researchers are using machine learning to monitor sleeping positions
Sarah Ostadabbas, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and doctoral student Shuangjun Liu use a manikin to test their camera setup. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Science & TechnologyArticle

Northeastern University researchers are using machine learning to monitor sleeping positions

Northeastern University’s Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory receives capital grant from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Northeastern University’s Biopharmaceutical Analysis Training Laboratory receives capital grant from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

Northeastern University researchers are mapping the brain signals of female rats to find more effective treatments for human women with PTSD

Science & TechnologyArticle

Northeastern University researchers are mapping the brain signals of female rats to find more effective treatments for human women with PTSD

This salamander can regenerate limbs like Deadpool. Can it teach us to do the same?

This salamander can regenerate limbs like Deadpool. Can it teach us to do the same?

Northeastern University researchers are designing airport security systems to scan travelers as they walk past

Society & CultureArticle

Northeastern University researchers are designing airport security systems to scan travelers as they walk past