Machines and Health
BU engineers are combining their expertise to develop robotic and AI technologies to help solve health problems of all kinds.
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The iLet Bionic Pancreas, which automates insulin delivery to manage the chronic disease, was invented in Ed Damiano’s biomedical engineering lab—and inspired by his son.
BU engineers are combining their expertise to develop robotic and AI technologies to help solve health problems of all kinds.
Alex Green leads a $17.7 million DARPA project analyzing biomarkers to assess readiness for physically and mentally challenging tasks.
Undergrads from across the country come to the BU Photonics Center for an NSF summer research experience program. This fall,…
The “crystal ribcage” allows researchers a first-ever cellular-level look at the lung while it's operating normally.
ENG faculty Mark Grinstaff, Wilson Wong, and Béla Suki have won 2023 BU Ignition Awards. Given by BU Technology Development,…
Neuroscientist Matthias Stangl will be joining the Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Neurophotonics Center (NPC), the Center for…
A BU team has developed a noninvasive method of monitoring the solid stresses within tumors.
Biophotonics Discovery will focus on novel findings in biophotonics research, especially related to basic science and clinical translation.