Toward Materials That Know How to Handle Noise
Abigail Plummer earned an NSF CAREER award to develop an advanced tool kit that might someday be used to build…
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In the News
For Novel Nanomedicine, the Goal is Control of Chemical Cues
“This is a powerful idea, because if we can program the locations and gradients of these chemical cues, we can…
Using AI to Help Medicines Get Where They Need to Go
How does medicine know where to go once you take it? Generally, that information is encoded directly in the medicine,…
NSF Awards ENG $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the College of Engineering $20 million to help create a national network of…
Can We Train AI to Read an MRI?
The BU team's smarter AI system for evaluating brain scan images might someday help clinicians spot diseases sooner, saving lives…
Critical Mass
Together, the College of Engineering and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are tackling societal problems, exemplifying how universities can contribute to…
Tracking Airborne Particles on Their Journey Through Your Lungs
In a paper published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, “Real time single particle imaging of functional lungs reveals mosaic-like patterns of…
Distinguished Fellows Launch Sustainability Summer Projects
This summer, students are working on technologies that might lead to stronger and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries, more affordable water purification…