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Tracking Airborne Particles on Their Journey Through Your Lungs
In a paper published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, “Real time single particle imaging of functional lungs reveals mosaic-like patterns of aerosol deposition in alveoli,” Gabrielle Grifno, a doctoral student in Nia Lab, used the Crystal Ribcage to identify previously unrecognized details in the lung at the level of individual alveoli (air sacs). “The crystal ribcage technology was essential to this discovery, as it enabled single-particle imaging of the intact, functioning lung in real-time at a scale not previously possible,” said Nia. More
Convergent Hire Brings Together Engineering and Biology
Following a national search and recommendation by the search committee, Boston University Provost Gloria Waters has appointed Jeroen Eyckmans as the newest convergent hire in... More
New Professorship Honors Innovator Behind the iLet Bionic Pancreas
The Edward Damiano Professorship in Biomedical Engineering will support the recruitment of a senior faculty member whose work reflects the same commitment to scientific excellence, innovation, and societal impact that has defined its namesake's career. More
Distinguished Fellows Launch Sustainability Summer Projects
This summer, students are working on technologies that might lead to stronger and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries, more affordable water purification and desalination systems, and more energy-efficient computer chips. More
Zhang Elected 2026 ASME Honorary Member
Boston University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Xin Zhang (ME, ECE, BME, MSE) has been elected a 2026 Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical... More
Better Home Insulation Through AR
In some older homes, 25 percent of heating energy is lost through the walls. Sharon and colleagues are testing a potential solution: customized, highly insulated panels that can be added to existing walls with the help of augmented reality. More
How to Protect Earth Against Violent Space Weather
A conversation with Brian Walsh (ME), who invented a new storm wall for space. That’s a beautiful thing about this solution as well, at least as... More
Xin Zhang Makes “World Changing Ideas” List for Second Straight Year
Zhang's technology, which the magazine named a 2026 "World-Changing Idea," could make air conditioners, airplanes, and data centers quieter. More
Robotic Automation Combined with In Vitro Cell Modeling
PhD candidate Lena Landaverde awarded SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship Grant More
ENG faculty awarded research funding from Hariri Institute
ENG faculty are well-represented in the latest round of the Hariri Institute's Focused Research Programs, which provide seed funding for convergent research efforts in multi-disciplinary teams to coalesce in sustainable ways. The mission is to evolve and advance discoveries and innovations in computing and AI, with the goal of accelerating research that leads to future funding and broad impact. More
Fictional Bibliographies
Stringhini’s open-source tool helps peer reviewers catch hallucinated citations More
Cultivating Computational Excellence
Hariri Institute recognizes ECE researchers. More
Dean Morgan Elected to World Council of Biomechanics
Elise Morgan, Dean of the College of Engineering and Maysarah K. Sukkar Professor of Engineering Design and Innovation, has been elected to the World Council of Biomechanics (WCB), one of the field’s most prestigious international governing bodies. Morgan was elected through a competitive process for council membership. The 40-member council includes 20 elected members from around the world who are leaders in the field, representing the disciplinary breadth of biomechanics. Morgan will serve a 12-year term on the council. More
BU Robotics Club Wins First Prize and Audience Choice Award at Annual Robotics Summit & Expo
The students designed and built a robotic solution for tomato harvesting. More
Emiliano Dall’Anese to Serve as Interim Head of Systems Engineering
Shaping the Future Boston University College of Engineering has appointed Emiliano Dall’Anese, associate professor of electrical & computer engineering and systems engineering, as interim head of... More
Keith Brown to Lead Materials Science & Engineering Division
A New Chapter for MSE Boston University College of Engineering has appointed Keith Brown, associate professor of mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, and physics, as... More
Like a Hawk
Suddenly, the only sound is of the wind whistling across the wings—which have been designed to keep the plane aloft without power. You catch an updraft and circle silently through the air with the birds. More
A Squid-Inspired Fluid Pump Might Make Labs Greener and Less Costly
The ENG team's fluid pump—which can be used to help study biological tissues, environmental samples, and cell cultures—was inspired by the mechanism squid use to propel themselves through water. More
ENG Researcher Helps Launch New Clean Energy Tools
Associate Professor Emily Ryan (ME, MSE) is part of a convergent research across Boston University. Ryan collaborated with BU faculty to design tools meant to... More
We Can Predict Space Weather. What If We Could Also Stop It?
“Since humans have been in space, we’ve been trying to predict what’s going to happen in the space environment. But we came up with a model that could flip the paradigm." More