BU-bred Sensor Scales Up
A new technique of virus detection and characterization invented by a multidisciplinary team at BU drew a step closer to making a substantial impact in healthcare.
Three More AIMBE Fellows from ENG
Yang, Joseph-McCarthy, Dunlop elected to prestigious biomedical society
Delivery Drones and Rotor-Powered Rideshares Sound Great—and Noisy
Combining expertise in mechanical engineering, fluid mechanics, and urban hydrology, BU researchers with NASA funding will lead a multimillion-dollar, multi-institution project to help develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles
New Bubble Popping Theory Could Help Track Ocean Pollution and Viruses
Bubbles are fun for everyone. But, it turns out, they can also be little menaces.
When a bubble pops, it can concentrate and aerosolize any particles stuck on it. Not a big deal when it’s a store-bought soapy bubble bursting in the yard or on your hand. But it’s a major concern when the particles it carries are potentially hazardous: bubbles caught in a crashing wave can send vaporized microplastics into the air where they might mess with the Earth’s atmosphere; bubbles burst by a flushing toilet can fling bacteria meters and onto nearby surfaces; a frothing cruise ship hot tub was once shown to be a Legionnaires’ disease super-spreader.
Bringing Hope to Ben
On a lifelong mission to help a childhood friend, Tim O’Shea is working on a new way to repair spinal cords.
David Boas to Deliver Annual DeLisi Lecture
To recognize their contributions to engineering and society, Arthur G. B. Metcalf Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor David Boas (BME, ECE) is the recipient of the 2023 Charles DeLisi Award and Lecture, while Assistant Professor Hadi Nia (BME, MSE) has earned this year’s Early Career Research Excellence Award. The Charles DeLisi Award and Lecture recognizes […]
Chen Elected NAI Fellow
Recognition for pioneering cures for heart attacks, liver disease, and more.
A Step Closer to Therapeutic Gene Circuits
New synthetic tool kit promises advances in gene and cell therapy.
Endowment Funds Student Design Projects
Covers costs of supplies in maker spaces.
Prestigious Metcalf Chair Awarded to David Boas
“I’ll take this as a new challenge going forward,” says Boas.