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A nanotechnology research project.
University News

Bicoastal Institute for NanoSystems Innovation launches at Northeastern University

Headshot of Elizabeth Mynatt (left) and Eduardo Sontag (right).
University News

Northeastern dean and distinguished professor join latest cohort of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Students testing a toy built by an engineering student.
Science & Technology

Buttons, pizza trucks and robot cars. Northeastern engineering students design and build toys that teach STEM to school children in Oakland

A cropped image showing a cargo ship with the bridge collapsed around it.
World News

How did a container ship collision cause a Baltimore bridge to collapse? Structural engineer details possible design factors

Finnair plane on the tarmac in Poland.
World News

Why is Finnish airline Finnair weighing passengers? A mechanical engineer explains.

A fake plant on a black background.
Science & Technology

Fake plants could be the next source of clean energy, researchers say

Students working with robots at a table.
University News

First-year engineering students showcase cutting-edge robotics projects on Northeastern’s Oakland campus

Rescuers inside a collapsed road tunnel.
World News

Tunnel collapse in India: How are rescuers going to get 40 construction workers out safely?

Headshot of Courtney Pfluger.
University News

‘You have the power to make change.’ Sustainability trips to Brazil earn professor Northeastern’s first global educator award

Nick Scaperdas working on a lab on a deaf blind accessible doorbell
Science & Technology

‘The DeafBlind community is an underserved community.’ Northeastern engineering students are designing more accessible doorbells

headshot of Dan Trostli
Business

Is Miami’s tech scene the new Silicon Valley? A Northeastern grad and entrepreneur thinks so

Dr. Shini Somara speaks on stage
Science & Technology

Engineers are ‘unsung heroes’ and Northeastern students ‘have the courage to push boundaries and be visionary’