In the Media
Nov 03, 2021
Northeastern University Team Working to Create Robotic Avatar in Multi-year Competition
Northeastern team advised by ECE Associate Professor Taskin Padir and MIE Assistant Professor Peter Whitney featured in WCVB article “Northeastern University team working to create robotic avatar in multi-year competition.”
Oct 12, 2021
Cooling Paper
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng was interviewed by the host of the “Top of Mind with Julie Rose”, Julie Rose, the Gracie Award recipient, and her team for his cooling paper technology.
Jul 28, 2021
Northeastern Engineers Developing Nimble Robotic Arms
MIE Assistant Professor Peter Whitney was featured in the Robotics & Innovation article “Northeastern engineers developing nimble robotic arms.”
Jun 16, 2021
Inventor Creates New Material that Can Keep Buildings Cool Without Air Conditioning
MIE Associate Professor Yi Zheng’s research was featured in The Hill, titled, “Inventor Creates New Material that Can Keep Buildings Cool Without Air Conditioning.” Other sampling media coverage: Good News Network, Home Improvement News, Spring Wise, Community of Flights,
Dec 23, 2020
Better Disposable Coffee Cups
MIE Assistant Professor Hongli Julie Zhu was featured in the Economist article “Better Disposable Coffee Cups” for her research in replacing plastics with biodegradable products
Sep 28, 2020
College Road Trip to Boston: Northeastern University
Two of our engineering students are featured in the US News and World Report article “College Road Trip to Boston: Northeastern University” on cooperative education, including BioE student and 2020 Rhodes Scholar Kritika Singh, E’20, and Daniel Sneyers, industrial engineering E’21, who completed a co-op in Brazil as well at Apple.
Jul 31, 2020
Remotely Operated Robot Takes Straight Razor to Face of Brave Roboticist
MIE Assistant Professor Peter Whitney had his face shaved with a straight razor by a remotely controlled robotic device.
Apr 16, 2020
Social distancing is controlling Covid-19; now scientists need to figure out which measures are most effective
MIE Associate Professor Babak Heydari was featured in the Stat News article “Social distancing is controlling Covid-19; now scientists need to figure out which measures are most effective“