Can Droplets be Used to Stop, Instead of Spread, Disease?
ENG, CDC researchers quantify how droplet formation might damage microbes, reducing disease transmission By Patrick L. Kennedy It happens in a flash. As you cough up a thread of the fluid that lines your respiratory tract, it breaks into tiny droplets, as small as a micrometer in diameter. Some of those droplets, or aerosols, might […]
Assistant Professor Sahar Sharifzadeh awarded $720K to advance field of supramolecular materials
By Alex LaSalvia Assistant Professor Sahar Sharifzadeh (ECE, MSE) was awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to develop computational models of bio-inspired materials. The award of $720K comes through the Center for Complex and Active Materials at the University of California, Irvine, an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, where Sharifzadeh is a […]
Professor Cheng Awarded $2.4 Million Grant by NIH
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng awarded huge grant to continue his groundbreaking biomedical research. By Caroline Amato Professor Ji-Xin Cheng (ECE, BME, MSE) was awarded a $2.4 million grant by the National Institutes of Health for sensing vulnerable plaque in vivo by an all-optical intravascular ultrasound and photoacoustic catheter. NIH awards grants for groundbreaking research on the […]
Plastics: Durable, Diverse, and Indestructible
PBS broadcast NOVA invites Professor Malika Jeffries-EL (Chemistry, MSE) to explain plastics. Watch the full PBS segment here Brief episode abstract: Through a series of lab experiments, “Beyond the Elements” host David Pogue learns that there are tens of thousands of grades of plastics, each tailored for a specific purpose. What do we do with them […]
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