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Faculty News

Walsh Team’s LEXI Telescope Successfully Launches into Space

in External, Faculty News

Following liftoff and launch vehicle separation, Firefly acquired signal from the Blue Ghost lunar lander at 2:26 a.m. EST. Blue Ghost is now officially on its way to the Moon, and Firefly will provide regular mission updates all along the way.

Josh Semeter’s Ionospheric Imaging Project Listed in NASA Article

in External, Faculty News, Features

“In 2024, NASA selected 25 new citizen science proposals for funding that will lead to new projects and new results to look forward to in 2025 and beyond. “

Countdown Begins: NASA to Blast BU Telescope to the Moon in Historic First

in Faculty News, Features

Check out this Brink article and video on Professor Walsh and team’s LEXI telescope!

NASA Article on Walsh Lab’s LEXI Telescope

in External, Faculty News, Features

A NASA X-ray imager is heading to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, where it will capture the first global images of the magnetic field that shields Earth from solar radiation.

Photonics Center Faculty Included in Brink’s Best Stories of 2024

in Faculty News

COVID (still) and immigration draw the most views, but readers were also captivated by superagers sharing their secrets of living to 100 and a BU-developed device to help detect skin cancer.

Could Twisting Beams of Light Make the Internet Faster—and Greener?

in Faculty News, Features

BU engineer Siddharth Ramachandran is developing a technology that could cut the power needed to transmit data—and maybe one day improve brain imaging

Darren Roblyer and Team Featured on MedicalXpress

in Faculty News, Features

It might not be as simple as shining a phone flashlight on your finger, but the principles of diffusive glow apply to many of Roblyer’s medical device inventions for tracking health.

Kilachand Center Profile on Steve Ramirez – Decoding the Mechanisms of Memory

in Faculty News, Features

The Ramirez Group, led by Professor Steve Ramirez, investigates how we process and retrieve memories as well as how those memories might be artificially modulated to treat mental health disorders.

Brian Walsh Featured in Bostonia Article

in Faculty News, Features

“Even though it sounds like kind of a wacky idea at first, it is actually pretty reasonable to store digital data in space.”

Ji-Xin Cheng Featured in Laser Focus World

in Faculty News, Features

Professor Cheng’s research team was recently featured on “Photonics Hot List” for their work on using microwaves to treat brain disease.

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