A Commitment to Service In His Field
Professor W. Clem Karl has been elected to serve as IEEE’s 2025 Vice President of Publication Services and Products.
Putting Play Within Reach
BU student engineers applied their skills to add accessibility features to 100 toys, which they’re donating to children with disabilities.
United Healthcare shooter used gun from a 3D printer – Should it be that easy?
A professor of the practice of mechanical engineering weighs in on the misuse of additive manufacturing technologies.
Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?
“This is an extremely complex problem that requires a massive convergence in multiple planes and axes.”
Color Meets Bio-inspired Metamaterials
Diatoms, which are microscopic unicellular algae often referred to as “jewels of the sea” and “living opals,” have a fascinating nanoscale porous structure on their silica exoskeletons called frustules. These structures display vibrant colors and intricate patterns. In work featured on the cover of Advanced Materials, Xin Zhang, Xiaohang Xie, and their collaborators utilized the […]
Innovative Tissue Engineering: A Pioneering New Method Explained
“This approach allows us to build tissue successfully in many different shapes, using soft materials.”
Rocks and Rope, Strengthened by Seeds
A MacGyver-like post-disaster repair job that gets a boost from biology.
Renewable Power Without the Power Washing
ENG alums’ green tech startup might save 4 billion gallons of water a year.
Designing a Vaccine That Helps the Most Vulnerable
“The goal is to create a more potent and broad response with a single injection.”
Envisioning Better Night Vision
Professor Luca Dal Negro is working on novel optical materials for improved night vision systems.