Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied, but These Engineers Are Charging Forward
Catherine M. Klapperich and Joyce Y. Wong are pioneering research into reproductive health issues, from uterine fibroids to preeclampsia to hormone monitoring
Xin Zhang Featured in American Scientist Article
The article, “Custom-Tuned Materials,” features Professor Zhang’s work on MEMS, noise control, and the use of AI in research.
Xin Zhang’s New Textile for Smarter, Sturdier Fitness Tracking Tech
Xin Zhang’s metamaterial overcomes sweat, salt water, and security challenges.
Darren Roblyer’s Team Introduces a Noninvasive Method to Monitor Postprandial Cardiovascular Health
Check out this MedicalXpress article featuring Darren Roblyer and team!
Brian Walsh and Team’s LEXI Telescope Makes Advances Toward the Moon
Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, which includes the LEXI telescope designed and created by Professor Walsh’s research lab, arrived at JPL and has stared environmental testing, before heading to Florida, and eventually, the moon.
Memory Serves Them Well
Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has built a diverse, vibrant community of young scientists in his memory lab
Making MRI More Globally Accessible: How Metamaterials Offer Affordable, High-Impact Solutions
A trio of studies from BU researchers (Xin Zhang, Stephan Anderson, et al.) demonstrate how precisely engineered, low-cost structures can be used to boost the power and speed of medical imaging
Xin Zhang’s Metamaterial MRI Helmet Featured in Fast Company’s “Best Material Innovations of 2024” List
The materials category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors material innovations that lead to greener, better products.
Hadi Nia Featured in BME Profile Video
Assistant Professor Hadi Nia’s lab works at the interface of physics, biology and immunology, developing unique technologies to study organ function at the cellular resolution, and organ-organ cross talks.
Hadi Nia and Student Rohin Banerji Featured in Laser Focus World
Crystal ribcage opens black box of a functioning lung to optical imaging: A transparent ‘crystal’ ribcage enables first real-time, high-resolution optical imaging of a functioning lung from whole organ down to single-cell scales.