Boston University

Natural Sciences

Portrait of Christopher Chen, Boston University Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Boston University Biological Design Center

Engineering Biology

3D-Printed Patch Helps Guide Growing Blood Vessels

August 22, 2017

moon blocking sun

Engineering

Solar Eclipse, Scientific Opportunity

August 17, 2017

Alan Pacheco

Accolades

Alan Pacheco Wins HHMI Gilliam Fellowship

August 15, 2017

space rubble orbiting around white dwarf

Astronomy

Night Shift

August 7, 2017

H. pylori

Physics

CAS Physicists Uncover Swimming Secrets of H. pylori

August 3, 2017

A young galaxy cluster seen in X-rays, visible light, and infrared light

Astronomy

Galaxy Clusters Offer Clues to Dark Matter and Dark Energy

July 26, 2017

crack in Larsen C ice shelf

Climate Change

What Antarctica’s Massive Iceberg Could Mean for the Future

July 17, 2017

iPS cells innovator Gustavo Mostoslavsky, Boston University Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM)

Stem Cells

CReM Stem Cell Researcher Is Innovator of the Year

July 11, 2017

Deborah Kelemen, Boston University Child Cognition Lab

Education

Lessons in Natural Selection

July 11, 2017

A Lone Star Tick crawls on a human finger

Earth & Environment

Fighting Tick-Borne Disease with Computer Science

July 6, 2017

maple trees with syrup buckets during winter

Climate Change

Climate Change and an “Overlooked” Nutrient: Silica

June 29, 2017

Man shucks an ear of corn in a corn field. USDA photo by Christina Reed.

Climate Change

What If the World’s Major Food Crops Fail at the Same Time?

June 20, 2017

Photo of Water Drop on Feather 1, taken by Boston University mechanical engineeriing researchers James Bird and Samira Shiri during research on heat exchange properties of superhydrophobic materials

Engineering

How Much Heat Can Bouncing Raindrops Leave Behind, or Take Away?

June 19, 2017

Hot sun burns behind electricity power lines

Climate Change

The High Cost of Summer Energy Price Spikes

June 16, 2017

Illustration about innovative breast tumor imaging research

Cancer

Breast Cancer Research

June 16, 2017

Quantum dots glow different colors under UV light depending on their size. Dennis and her colleagues are developing dots that will respond to deep red and near-infrared light—same idea, not as pretty.

Nanotechnology

What Are Quantum Dots?

June 5, 2017

David Boas, Director of Boston University Neurophotonics Center

Photonics

Neurophotonics Center: Advancing Understanding of the Brain

May 12, 2017

Synthetic biology researcher Ahmad "Mo" Khalil, assistant professor of biological engineering at Boston University, and researcher at the Boston University Biological Design Center

Engineering Biology

Hacking Nature

May 10, 2017

Team 8’s Richard Nesbit (from left), Fritz Jolivain, and Brett Moretzky demonstrating the Groove Gloves.

Engineering

Engineering to the Rescue

May 10, 2017

Egg brooding by a female Cochranella granulosa on the Rio Frijoles in Panama.

Biology

(Some) Frogs Are Better Parents Than We Thought

May 9, 2017

(Some) Frogs Are Better Parents Than We Thought