Brink Bites: Major Grant Advances BU Imaging Facilities; a BU-Developed Invention Funds Endowed Professorship
Research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a series of new grants and insights into military strategy
BU Ignition Award Winners’ Innovations Could Reduce Knee Pain, Extend Lives of Cancer Patients, and Propel Underwater Robots
Annual entrepreneurship awards given to research projects ready to make the leap from the lab to real-world impact
NSF Awards Boston University $20 Million to Help Create National “Cloud Lab” Network
Automated, AI-driven labs can remotely run experiments for researchers across the country
How Augmented Reality Could Help Engineers Better Insulate Older Homes
A Boston University-based manufacturing innovation center is developing an AR-guided insulation system to reduce energy loss.
Fast Company Names Boston University–Designed Sound Shield a “World Changing Idea”
Technology could make air conditioners, airplanes, and data centers quieter
Biomedical Engineer Wilson Wong Is Boston University’s Innovator of the Year
Cofounder of three biotech companies is pioneering new therapies for cancer and autoimmune disorders
Boston University: A History of Invention and Innovation
To mark the 150th anniversary of BU faculty member Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone, here are some other notable society-changing ideas and products to emerge from BU
Boston University Biomedical Engineer Ji-Xin Cheng Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Precision medicine pioneer holds more than 30 patents and is the cofounder of multiple companies
Should You Talk to God Using an App?
Boston University’s Margarita Guillory studies pros, cons of tech and AI in religion
10 Inspiring Inventions and Impactful Ideas from Boston University Researchers
From soft robots that could make cancer surgery safer to an algorithm that boosts hearing aid performance, how BU research made a difference this year