Xin Zhang, Irving Bigio, and More Featured in “Best of The Brink 2025” Inventions List
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year
216 articles in AY 2024
Ranging across the CoE, CAS, MED School, and beyond.
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year
Whether in her home state of Michigan, her high school years in Virginia, or in the city of Boston, Kate Herrema has always had an aptitude for science and math.
"The Uses of Invention"
Recently, Assistant Professor Minjung Son (CHEM) and team received a major grant from the Department of Energy: the Early Career Research Award. The award promises $875,000 over five years, which, in the DOE's words, allows recipients "to pursue new ideas and harness the resources of the user facilities to increase the potential for breakthrough new […]
Researchers across Boston University are working on innovative and potentially lifesaving projects that could transform cancer prevention, treatment, and care. We picked 10 that bring hope for the future.
For decades, scientists believed all plastics shared one unavoidable weakness: no matter how dense or strong, gases could always slip through. Even the toughest polymers, from bulletproof Kevlar to everyday food packaging, may look solid, but at the molecular level, tiny gas molecules can still sneak through. That’s why potato chips go stale and packaged […]
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“In light of evolving strategies both University-wide and across federal institutions, it is heartening to share that Photonics Center Faculty were able to secure $36.3MM this year in new grant awards.” – Dr. Thomas Bifano, Center Director