Reimagining the Future of Materials Discovery: From Automation to Collaboration
Hariri Faculty Keith Brown (ENG) Leads the Next Evolution of Self-Driving Labs
Time names Zhang’s Wireless MRI Coils an Invention of the Year
This is the second year in a row technology developed by ENG faculty has made the TIME Best Inventions list: In 2024, Irving Bigio’s rapid skin cancer detection device was honored.
NASA Telescope Launch NASA Space Weather Mission Blasts Off—with Device Created by BU Students Onboard
The observatory is on a mission to understand Earth’s most distant layer of atmosphere, a project led by a BU alum
Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”
Fast Company list recognizes projects “driving meaningful change”
The Photonics Center 2025 Annual Report is Out Now!
With an updates design, please take a look at the latest advancements across the Photonics Center’s community, programs, and more!
The Moon Landing That Made BU History
In the video above, watch LEXI Goes to the Moon: A Story of Science and Adventure, a short documentary that follows the BU team whose vision, skill, and persistence carried a groundbreaking X-ray telescope from their campus lab to the lunar surface.
Keith Brown to Bring Expertise to AI Materials Institute
NSF Awards $20M to Multi-Institutional Project
This Smarter Sound Shield Blocks More Noise—Without Blocking Air
Building on their 2019 breakthrough, researchers unveil a new ultra-open metamaterial that silences a broader range of noise while preserving ventilation. A new breakthrough from the Zhang Lab at Boston University is making waves in the world of sound control. Led by Professor Xin Zhang (ME, ECE, BME, MSE), the team has published a new […]
Thomas A. Edison Patent Award for Xin Zhang
ASME honor recognizes metamaterials pioneer
Deep in Thought: Sean Lubner’s Philosophical Lens on Energy-Efficient Research
by Danny Giancioppo | Photos by Kelly Peña Do you ever wonder why we’re here? It’s one of life’s great mysteries. How did the modern world come to be, how did its many societies evolve, and where are they going? In the wake of so many systemic issues, what avenues exist for change? Questions like […]