BU Astrophysicist Joins NASA Team to Study UFOs
Over the next nine months, Joshua Semeter will study footage of unidentified flying objects to help figure out their origin
Sabelhaus Research: Advancing the Safety of Soft Robots for Human Interactions
The emergence of soft robots will enable safe human interactions which will allow robots to assist in the industrial, medical, automotive and space industries. College of Engineering Professor Andrew Sabelhaus (ME, SE), has been working on making soft robots safer to improve these human interaction tasks, in areas such as medicine, as well as explore difficult or dangerous locations. His work will help improve the design of many other soft robots.
Seeing a Way to Combat Cancer
In the fight to treat ovarian cancer, innovative chemical imaging techniques developed by Professor Ji-Xin Cheng (ECE, BME, MSE) are fast becoming valuable tools, as reported in two high-impact journals in the space of two months.
MADE with Machine Learning: Utilizing AI to Design the Next Generation of Semiconductor Devices
With the help of advanced, physics-informed machine learning (PIML) techniques, Professors Enrico Bellotti & Luca Dal Negro are setting out to transform the status quo of electronic device design, with the support of a $2.5M grant from the Army Research Office.
To Protect Our Most Vital Organs
With NIH grants, a cross-disciplinary team at BU studies threats to the brain and heart.
Getting Tough Fast
Brown lab combines machine learning and mechanics to speed up discovery of impact-resistant materials
Bionic Pancreas Better for Managing Type 1 Diabetes
Your pancreas is like a little digestive engine, working hard to keep your body fueled and running. Just six inches long, it’s responsible for turning lunch into the energy that gets you through the afternoon and making sure your blood sugars stay balanced.
Nia Earns NIH Award for Ground-Breaking Lung Research Technology
Assistant Professor Hadi Nia (BME, MSE) has earned the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award. Granting him nearly $2.5 million, the award will empower Nia to pursue novel models and tools to image the lung in real time and at cellular resolution. He will probe the links between the physics, biology, and […]
PRISM highlights ENG’s Pioneering Data Science Curriculum
As the data revolution transforms industry and society, engineering schools are rethinking the basics.
The Blurring Line Between Biology and Technology
ENG faculty are using insights from more powerful imaging, sensing, and probing technologies to develop new biologically based tools By Kat J. McAlpine Imagine a future where organs could be grown synthetically or manufactured to help address the global shortage of transplantable organs. Or food proteins or carbohydrates could be fabricated for consumption on demand, […]