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Dec 10, 2013
The (second) life of an inventor
Constantinos Mavroidis hasn’t always been an inventor. “It was the spirit that already exists at Northeastern that got me started,” he said. When the Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering came to Northeastern […]
Dec 04, 2013
Are plastics the new natural gas?
Yiannis Levendis, Distinguished Professor Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern, keeps a photograph of a burning plastic foam cup tacked to the wall above his desk. Thick black smoke emanates from the […]
Dec 02, 2013
Gupta: Book of the Month
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Surendra Gupta’s book “Reverse Supply Chains: Issues and Analysis” was selected as Book of the Month by Industrial Engineer Magazine. The magazine serves the diverse audience of […]
Nov 25, 2013
Nickerson Awarded Scholarship
Matthew Nickerson, a Mechanical and Industrial Engineering BS/MS student, is the recipient of a $5000 James D. Arangio Scholarship. The family of James D. Arangio ’62 has established a scholarship fund […]
Nov 21, 2013
To treat cancer, is the force strong with nanorobots?
Every day, more than 20,000 people around the world succumb to cancer, according to statistics compiled by the World Health Organization. Thousands more continue to suffer through treatment and its […]
Nov 20, 2013
A better motor for the Mars Rover
In the world of robotics, identifying actuators that are strong and compact is probably one of the most important open technological problems yet to be resolved. More often than not, […]
Oct 30, 2013
Upmanyu Featured on Cover
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Associate Professor Moneesh Upmanyu was featured on the cover of the Journal of Materials Chemistry C for his research of "Vapor-liquid-solid growth of serrated GaN nanowires: shape selection […]
Oct 11, 2013
How to develop cutting-edge technologies faster
When DuPont introduced Nylon in the 1940s, its creators had no idea that the material would be a critical component in today’s automobile engines. It took just as long for […]