Engineering & Computing

Internet Memes

The Bernie Sanders Sitting Meme’s Instant Popularity, Explained by Science

CONTACT TRACING

Why “Bidirectional” Contact Tracing Could Drastically Curb Coronavirus Spread—Especially the B-117 Strain

COVID-19 Research

How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells within Mere Hours

Trump Banned

Banning Trump from Social Media Makes Sense. But Beware the Downside

Research Accolades

Optical Pioneer Jerome Mertz Is BU’s 2020 Innovator of the Year

Alzheimer’s Disease

Biogen’s New Alzheimer’s Drug Is “Hugely Important,” “One of the Biggest Moments” in 20 Years

Opinion

A Science Editor’s Love Letter to Hope

COVID-19 Testing

Meet the Team behind BU’s COVID-19 Testing Lab

COVID-19 & Low Blood O2

Three Reasons Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

In Deadly COVID-19 Lung Inflammation, BU Researchers Discover a Culprit in NFkB Pathway

Science of Bubbles

Popping a Commonly Experienced Mystery: Why Do Bubbles Collapse?

CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

What Sets Off Deadly Levels of Lung Inflammation in Some COVID-19 Patients?

Star Formation

Gazing into Magnetized Interstellar Clouds to Understand How Stars Are Born

OPINION

POV: Modeling Shows Us What Can Happen. Our Choices Determine What Will Happen.

COVID SURVEILLANCE

The Story, and the Science, behind BU’s COVID-19 Dashboard

WeChat & TikTok Bans

If TikTok and WeChat Bans Go into Effect, Will It Be a Crime to Use the Apps in the United States?

Research Recovery

Amidst a Pandemic, State-of-the-Art Research Center Gets Reconfigured

3D Printing

Watch These 3D-Printed Nasal Swab Prototypes Take Form

NSF CAREER Awards

Meet BU’s Newest NSF CAREER Award Winners

COVID Testing

Robots, Nanobeads, and Data Modeling—The Science behind BU’s Coronavirus Testing Plan