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Jul 12, 2024
Cell Nuclear Force Probe Reveals Mechanomemory That May Impact Cell Memory and Health
BioE Professor Ning Wang published research in Cell Reports that demonstrates a process of mechanomemory within a cell’s nucleus. This discovery prompts a prolonged period of activation of a protein complex responsible for gene expression, which can lead to making new proteins and potentially healthier cells.
Jul 10, 2024
Robotics Student Awarded Amazon Robotics Day One Fellowship
Oscar De La Garza, MS’25, robotics, is participating in an internship at Amazon Robotics as part of being named one of just seven students awarded the 2023 Amazon Robotics Day One Fellowship. The fellowship supports emerging leaders in science from backgrounds underrepresented in STEM, awarding scholarships, mentorship, and career opportunities.
Jul 10, 2024
Boosting Solar Energy and Water Purification With Advanced Nanotechnology
ChE Associate Professor Allison Dennis, in collaboration with Bjoern Reinhard from Boston University, was awarded a $708,937 NSF grant for “Interfacial Excitation Transfer in Hybrid Metal/Chalcopyrite Plasmonic Nanostructures.” The research will investigate charge and energy transfer between metal nanostructures and semiconductor nanocrystals through single particle spectroscopy.
Jul 10, 2024
Patent for Advanced Acoustic Metamaterials Enhancing RF Front-End Performance
ECE Associate Professor Cristian Cassella was awarded a patent for “High quality factor integrated acoustic resonant metamaterials with large frequency tuning range for reconfigurable radio-frequency front-ends.”
Jul 10, 2024
Tesla Isn’t as Far Ahead as You Think in Robotaxis
ECE/Khoury Assistant Professor Michael Everett was featured in TheStreet article “Tesla Isn’t as Far Ahead as You Think in Robotaxis.”
Jul 10, 2024
Patent for Boosting the Efficiency of Ultra-Low Power Beamforming
ECE Associate Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava was awarded a patent for creating an “Ultra-low power beamforming wireless power transfer system.”
Jul 09, 2024
Developing Methods To Control Cell-State Transitions
BioE/COS Assistant Professor Lei Wang’s research on “Sensing and Guiding Cell-State Transitions by Using Genetically Encoded Endoribonuclease-mediated MicroRNA Sensors” was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
Jul 09, 2024
$4.8M NSF Renewal CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service Grant
Khoury/ECE Associate Professor Wil Robertson, ECE Distinguished Professor David Kaeli, and Affiliated Faculty Guevara Noubir were awarded a $4.8 million NSF renewal CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) program grant for “Securing the Future: Scholarship for Service at Northeastern University.”