{"id":103,"date":"2019-06-06T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T20:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/industry\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2024-05-16T09:49:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:49:12","slug":"problemsolving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/industry\/industry-action-guide\/problemsolving\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems We’re Solving Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

In any given day, BU faculty and researchers are engaged in research to solve thousands of problems. Here are just a few.<\/p>\n

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Bionic Pancreas for Type-1 Diabetes<\/h5>\n
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BU biomedical engineer Ed Damiano commercializes portable, wearable device to control blood sugar levels. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Sound Barrier that Preserves Air Passage<\/h5>\n
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BU engineers develop an \u201cacoustic metamaterial\u201d that can cancel 94 percent of sound. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Unraveling Alzheimer’s Disease<\/h5>\n
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Dozens of BU researchers are doing research with the goal of early diagnosis, disease prevention or delay, treatments, and an eventual cure.\u00a0<\/span>Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Harnessing Big Data Without Sacrificing Privacy<\/h5>\n
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BU efforts to apply “secure multiparty computation” are allowing for collaborative analysis of data for the public good without revealing private information. Watch video<\/a><\/p>\n

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Links Between Football, CTE, and Dementia<\/h5>\n
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Researchers from BU’s\u00a0<\/span>Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center<\/a>\u00a0have discovered a link between dementia, white matter, and CTE in former American football players.\u00a0<\/span>Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<\/header>\n

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\"\"Curing Lung Cancer<\/h5>\n
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BU is partnering with Johnson & Johnson to prevent, intercept, and cure lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. <\/span>Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n

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