This 10-Foot-Long Machine Churns Out 2,000 Face Masks an Hour
BU engineers say the printing press–like machine could be installed at, and used by, hospitals, corporations, and universities By Rich Barlow, Video by Devin Hahn, Photography by Cydney Scott, originally published on The Brink Despite the ongoing rollout of coronavirus vaccines, masks remain a critical tool to reducing the spread of COVID-19. But the pandemic has put […]
Meet BU’s Newest Engineers to be Named AAAS Fellows
Excerpts from an article by Jessica Colarossi for The Brink Uday Pal turns moon dust into oxygen, and Catherine Klapperich develops disease diagnostics for low-resource communities Each year, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recognizes scientists who have made major contributions to their fields of expertise. As the chaotic and uncertain year […]
Society For Biomaterials Honors Professor Joyce Wong
Professor Joyce Wong received the prestigious 2020 Clemson Award for Basic Research. The award acknowledges an original and outstanding contribution to the basic knowledge and understanding of the interaction between materials and tissue.
Imaging technique solves long standing mystery in fighting fungal infections
By Alex LaSalvia Fungal infections are estimated to be currently affecting nearly a billion people around the world, with severity ranging from asymptomatic to life threatening. Battling these infections is one of the most important public health challenges today, and the medication amphotericin B (AmB) is a powerful first line of defense against dangerous fungi. […]
Biosensor Development with Support from the Society of Women Engineers
“Karthika is the epitome of drive and motivation which is evident in the project for which she received the scholarship,” said Professor Mark Grinstaff (BME, Chem, MSE, MED). “Her pioneering idea is based on microbial transcription factors and offers the possibility to create low-cost portable sensors for almost any [chemical substance].”
Nature Communications publishes Ramachandran article
Professor Siddharth Ramachandran and ECE student Aaron Greenberg co-authored an article in Nature Communications
Published in SCIENCE: What are the Physical Hallmarks of Cancer?
Assistant Professor Hadi Nia has published a first-authored review paper in SCIENCE on the physical traits of cancer.
Three Reasons Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia
BU biomedical engineers used computer modeling to investigate why blood oxygen drops so low in many COVID-19 patients.
Muhammad Zaman on the Increasing Dangers of Antibiotic Resistance
In his new book, Biography of Resistance, ENG professor Muhammad Zaman warns of the growing risk of drug-resistant infections.
Luca Dal Negro Earns NSF Award
Professor Luca Dal Negro received a National Science Foundation Award for a project that will be developing miniaturized optical devices to simultaneously image a target and spectrally analyze the properties of the incoming radiation using sub-micron silicon chips.