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Microplastics spread out on a reflective surface in a lab.

Plastics found to be abundant at deep-sea levels, new research reports

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by Kate Rix
Zihao Dong installing an autonomy kit on a robot.

Northeastern robotics researchers develop algorithms that make mobile robot navigation more efficient

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by Cesareo Contreras
Researcher works in a lab studying cellular memory using specialized equipment and imaging tools.

Cells remember short durations of force. What does it mean for exercise? Northeastern researcher explains

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by Cyrus Moulton
Portrait of doctoral student Anh Nguyen and physics professor Max Bi.

Living tissues may form like avalanches, Northeastern researchers say — a discovery that could aid new treatments

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by Cesareo Contreras
A protein magnified under a microscope lens.

Discovery by Northeastern scientists could offer ways of counteracting brain aging and disease

by Alena Kuzub
A group of Northeastern community members sitting around a table at a psychology conference.

Northeastern psychology students provide real-world solutions for AI startup

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by Patrick Daly
Kin Chung Fong looking through a microscope, seen through a tube.

Northeastern scientists help detect axion quasiparticles, offering new clues to dark matter

by Alena Kuzub
Jeffrey Agar's hand in a purple glove holding a piece of lab equipment.

Breakthrough ALS research: Free tool from Northeastern scientists could revolutionize drug development

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Ruobing Bai holding a piece of tape in the lab.

This Northeastern researcher is reinventing tape for foldable phones and health care devices

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by Cesareo Contreras
Portrait of Matt Ezzo.

Northeastern researcher uses virtual reality to help pharmacists improve diabetes care

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by Kate Rix
Jing-Ke Weng wearing safety glasses and blue gloves looking intently at a sample in the lab.

Researchers resurrect extinct gene in plants with major implications for drug development

by Cody Mello-Klein
Rows of colorful cosmetics in a lab.

Northeastern students turn chem class into cosmetics lab, creating lip gloss, nail polish and more

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by Erin Kayata