Ji-Xin Cheng Receives 2020 Pittsburg Spectroscopy Award
A smile spread across Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s face, a recent recipient of the 2020 Pittsburg Spectroscopy Award, as he expressed his reason for pursuing a 30-year-long career in the field of spectroscopy. “‘I’ve always wanted to study areas in science that seem impossible, and to push the boundaries and discover something new,” Cheng said. The […]
Can Synthetic Biology Address Climate Change?
Metcalf and BME Professor Charles DeLisi has organized a conference to draw some of the nation’s leaders in synthetic biology, engineering, atmospheric science, law, ethics and policy to campus on Dec. 3-4.
Wong Builds Catalog of Tools for Genetic Research
The key, new element in this work is that these recombinases are inducible—their functions can be turned on and off. A recombinase is an enzyme that can recognize a specific DNA sequence and then perform a specific function at that site such as cutting out a gene from the DNA.
Master’s in Robotics & Autonomous Systems Launched
New degree designed to prepare engineers for a connected society Recognizing the increasing demand spurred by the extraordinary growth of robotics, autonomous systems, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, the College of Engineering is expanding its advanced offerings in the field by launching a Master of Science in Robotics and Autonomous Systems […]
Are We “Brain Washed” during Sleep?
New study from BU reveals the first-ever images of cerebrospinal fluid washing in and out of the brain during sleep
BU-Harvard Team Wins $1.2M NSF Grant to Improve Women’s Reproductive Health using AI and Machine Learning
Researchers to advance distributed analytics to enhance fertility in families
2019 University Lecture: Muhammad Zaman Will Address the Global Refugee Crisis
Last year alone, more than 70 million people were displaced by war, persecution, and other causes, the highest level in nearly 70 years, according to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. Muhammad Zaman wants passionately to find ways to reverse the trend and alleviate the suffering of refugees.
Roblyer and BU BOTLab Highlighted in Boston Globe and ACS Podcast
BME Associate Professor Darren Roblyer and BU’s BOTLab have developed a wearable probe for breast cancer, which uses light to monitor the tumor’s response to chemotherapy. The technology is highlighted in the Boston Globe and an American Cancer Society podcast.
ECE’s Role in BRAIN Science
You may have heard the saying, “humans only use 10% of their brains,” and although this myth has been widely disproven, our understanding of the complex nature and functionalities of the human brain only goes so far. With nearly 100 billion neurons and 100 trillion connections, the human brain is still one of the greatest […]
Twisting Light
Professor Siddharth Ramachandran and his team have discovered a new method, and along with it, a new fiber, that can transmit 24 times the amount of data of any previous single optical fiber.