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“The basic premise is that AI can help us do better physics, and something that is less expected is that physics can also help us understand AI better,” said Northeastern professor James Halverson.
AI and physics have more in common than you might think.
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Formed by superheated glacial water from the last ice age, the hydrothermal vents Professor Mark Patterson studies have been bubbling beneath the fjord for centuries.
Professor receives Fulbright to explore one of the world’s most unique hydrothermal vents
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The rubber in artificial turf decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail, new research shows
New research by Zhenyu Tian, an assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, examines the complex and potentially dangerous miasma of chemicals released by crumb rubber, a fill material used in many artificial turf fields.
Rare earth element extraction can be doubled with this new technique
New research led by Damilola Daramola has identified a method of extracting rare earth elements from mining waste that is two to three times more efficient than previous approaches.
Why we remain attached to the music of our youth
Juliet Davidow, assistant psychology professor, argues that the social rewards when listening and experiencing music in our younger days helps ‘encode’ it onto our memories.
How string theory helped solve a mystery of the brain’s architecture
Scientists long thought neurons minimized connection lengths, but neuronal maps told a different story. New research by Albert László Barabási uses string theory mathematics to explain why.
Starfish are dying from a mysterious disease. She hunts for answers
Angela Jones, a PhD candidate at Northeastern, is studying the devastating yet mysterious sea star wasting disease.
How a ‘caricature’ of a brain scan could lead to better treatment outcomes
New research by Stephanie Noble removes task based information from resting state MRI scans, improving individual diagnoses and predictions.
No red blood cells? No problem. Icefish, meet the Asian noodlefish
Professor Detrich thought he’d solved the mystery of the white-blooded icefishes that swim in Antarctic waters. Then he met the Asian noodlefish.
Design your own experiments in Northeastern’s Wet Lab Makerspace
Independent research shines at Northeastern’s Wet Lab Makerspace, where assistant professor Katia Zolotovsky points to hands-on seminars in microbial art, foundational lab skills, and the chance for students to design their own experiments.
Feel like your brain is a little sluggish? Try 10 minutes of exercise
New research demonstrates that just 10 minutes of exercise before starting class can improve executive function, making problem-solving and learning easier.
Playing pollution detective off Nahant Beach, a search for clues leads to a stunning bacterial count
A Northeastern University graduate student tested beaches near the Nahant campus to find local sources of pollution.
Your body is full of medicine — these researchers have finally discovered a way to synthesize it
Northeastern’s Center for Drug Discovery has discovered a way to synthesize cannabinoids endogenous to the human body, which have wide application to drug discovery and creation.
What can babies teach us about brain development?
Laurel Gabard-Durnam’s latest research used EEG to better understand how babies’ brains develop.