Accelerating Progress with Self-Driving Labs
Materials researchers shared successes and challenges with automation.
Building Virtual Laboratories for the Lung
Suki has co-authored what promises to be a foundational text on modeling for pulmonary researchers.
Xin Zhang, James Galagan Recognized for World-Changing Ideas
The engineering professors’ inventions made the 2025 Fast Company list.
A Glimpse at Tomorrow’s Energy Technologies
This year’s Catalyst Summit showcased groundbreaking research and fresh ideas in energy, AI, and sustainability technology.
NASA Satellite Launched With BU-Built Device On Board
Developed by Brian Walsh and students, COSSMo uses an array of photodetectors that measure the flow of photons from the sun.
BU Receives Major Multimillion Dollar NIH Grant for Women’s Health Research
The grant will also spur investment in early-career faculty.
Skyward Bound
The successful launch of Icarus, a liquid-fueled rocket designed and built by BU students.
BU Appoints Ken Lutchen to Top Research Job
Boston University has appointed pioneering biomedical engineer and experienced higher education leader Kenneth Lutchen as its new vice president and associate provost for research. He will lead BU’s $500 million research enterprise, which spurs new knowledge and impactful advances. In the past year alone, BU researchers have launched a global AI-powered infectious diseases monitoring tool, engineered devices that could improve cancer treatment, and landed a telescope on the moon.
Is AI Slowing Climate Progress? It’s Complicated
For over a decade, Ayse Coskun has studied the relationship between electric grids and data centers—the sprawling warehouses that house equipment necessary to maintain the internet and computing infrastructure. In years past, grid operators have been able to plan for and meet energy demands from data centers—but then artificial intelligence (AI) boomed.
This Smarter Sound Shield Blocks More Noise—Without Blocking Air
The breakthrough was made possible through the use of phase-gradient metamaterials.