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Engineering & Computing

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Biological Engineering

Behind the Scenes at BU: Microfluidic Devices, Synthetic Biology’s Secret Weapon

November 5, 2021

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STEM OUTREACH

Jump-starting Biotechnology Careers for Boston High School Students

November 4, 2021

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Innovation

BU Entrepreneurs Are Moving Two New Medical Devices Closer to Market

October 13, 2021

A protester holds a sign that says 'COVID 19 Vaccination = Death'

Social Media

Is YouTube’s Crackdown on Vaccine Misinformation Going to Be Effective?

October 5, 2021

BU engineers Brian Walsh and Emil Atz work on the Cusp Plasma Imaging Detector (CuPID) satellite which uses a new kind of optical technology to enable wide-field X-ray imaging of magnetic fields from inside a shoebox-size package.

SPACE SCIENCES

CuPID Satellite Will Take Widest Ever Images of Earth and Sun’s Magnetic Fields

September 27, 2021

A theoretical image depicting a young star, the yellow ball in the center, eating up gas and dust particles of a protoplanetary disk, which is represented by green material surrounding the bright star. Colored lines represent the direction of the magnetic field that connects the star to the protoplanetary disk—blue represents the magnetic field moving toward Earth, red is moving away, and other colors represent directions in between.

Astronomy

What Can a Young Star Teach Us about the Birth of Our Planet, Sun, and Solar System?

September 1, 2021

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Machine Learning

Self-Taught, Self-Driving Cars?

July 30, 2021

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Behavioral Science

This Behavioral Scientist Wants to Help Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

July 28, 2021

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Opinion

From the Dalkon Shield to Britney Spears’ IUD: Why Diverse Teams Need to Be Involved in Contraceptive Design

July 1, 2021

NSF CAREER Awards

5 Projects That Push the Limits of Physics, Fabrication Techniques, Algorithm Design

June 30, 2021

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Neuroscience

How Sleep Is Impacted by Brain Circuitry and Aging

June 16, 2021

BU scientists Colleen Bove (from left), Hanny Rivera, Sarah Davies, and Wally Fulweiler join other collaborators in a new PLOS Biology piece arguing that career advancement in science needs to reward an expanded set of criteria—beyond citations and publishing record—including mentorship, science communication, and multicultural experience.

Culture of Science

Sexism and Racism in Science: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Exposed Everything

June 15, 2021

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Sustainable Tech

Could Technology Inspired by Beetles and Underground Fungi Solve the Water Scarcity Problem in Morocco’s Rural Villages?

June 14, 2021

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Language Rehabilitation

Scientists Can Predict How Well a Stroke Survivor Will Recover Language Skills Using Computer Simulations of the Brain

June 3, 2021

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Sustainable Technology

As Office Work Returns, This Smart HVAC System Could Save Energy, Money, and Even Lives

May 24, 2021

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Soft Robotics

These Soft Robotic Grippers Were Inspired by an Ancient Japanese Art Form

May 12, 2021

A photo of the LEXI telescope in front of a full moon. A video play button is overlayed.

Space Sciences

BU-Made Telescope Going to the Moon in 2023

April 12, 2021

A photo of a donut-shaped ring that serves as a racetrack for particles called muons

Physics

A Physics Breakthrough: More Evidence of New Particles or Forces

April 7, 2021

Deaf Studies

World’s Largest American Sign Language Database Makes ASL Even More Accessible

March 22, 2021

Photo of Defne Abur in a white sweater and bright blue dress and red shoes sitting at her desk in front of two computer screens. On her desk is a medical model of the lungs.

Parkinson's Disease

How Parkinson’s Disease Changes Speech Over Time

March 18, 2021

How Parkinson’s Disease Changes Speech Over Time