A History of Innovation at Boston University
In the 150 years since a BU professor invented the telephone, plenty of other BU-bred inventions have made profound and lasting impacts across society.
Two Eng Faculty Honored by SPIE
Two College of Engineering faculty members were recently honored by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. Siddharth Ramachandran For his ingenuity, and years of dedicated effort and exploration, Distinguished Professor Siddharth Ramachandran (ECE) has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization. Named for Sir Gabriel […]
With New Technology and Innovative Treatments, BU Cancer Research Is Saving Lives
The inventions of ENG and other BU researchers are being used to help prevent and treat cancer right now.
Time Names Bigio’s DermaSensor an Invention of the Year
The skin cancer detection device uses elastic scattering spectroscopy, developed at BU.
FDA Clears Bigio’s Tech for Skin Cancer Detection
Is that an innocent mole or skin cancer? An optical technique pioneered by Irving Bigio could cut the number of missed cancers in half.
Bigio Wins Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award
Professor Irving Bigio (ECE, BME, Physics, Medicine) was awarded the Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award.