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What made the Texas flash flood so deadly and how AI could improve forecasting
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What made the Texas flash flood so deadly and how AI could improve forecasting

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Friction, speed and surprise: What sets Wimbledon’s grass courts apart from clay, hard courts
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Friction, speed and surprise: What sets Wimbledon’s grass courts apart from clay, hard courts

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Game designer talks ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative. Can it make a difference in Europe?
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Game designer talks ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative. Can it make a difference in Europe?

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What is the optimal setting for your air conditioner? We asked a Northeastern physics professor
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What is the optimal setting for your air conditioner? We asked a Northeastern physics professor

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Key biases in AI models used for detecting depression on social media uncovered by Northeastern grads
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Key biases in AI models used for detecting depression on social media uncovered by Northeastern grads

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COVID data revolutionized disease projection models. Northeastern researchers explain what’s next
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COVID data revolutionized disease projection models. Northeastern researchers explain what’s next

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Northeastern student helps build some of the world’s largest 3D printers at engineering co-op
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Northeastern student helps build some of the world’s largest 3D printers at engineering co-op

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Northeastern discovery in quantum materials could make electronics 1,000 times faster
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Northeastern discovery in quantum materials could make electronics 1,000 times faster

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Northeastern’s AI vision language models provide descriptions so blind users can ‘see’ videos 
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Northeastern’s AI vision language models provide descriptions so blind users can ‘see’ videos 

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Northeastern expert says Rubin Observatory is a game-changer in detecting near-Earth asteroids and assisting in the planet’s defense
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Northeastern expert says Rubin Observatory is a game-changer in detecting near-Earth asteroids and assisting in the planet’s defense

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A Northeastern immersive art project visualizes how COVID misinformation spread on social media
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A Northeastern immersive art project visualizes how COVID misinformation spread on social media

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Is Iran’s nuclear program producing energy or developing weapons? A Northeastern expert explains the science of nuclear power
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Is Iran’s nuclear program producing energy or developing weapons? A Northeastern expert explains the science of nuclear power

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