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200 +

companies developing and selling products based on BU discoveries

$ 579.5 M

total research awards in FY24

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Smarter sound shield invented by Professor Xin Zhang

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.

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Featured Researchers

Meet the brilliant minds behind our groundbreaking research.

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    Darrell Kotton

    Director, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University David C. Seldin Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Xin Zhang Headshot

    Xin Zhang

    Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering
  • Merav Opher

    Merav Opher

    Professor, Astronomy
Biology undergraduate Matteo Finnerty photographing bees at the Arnold Arboretum

Boston's Native Bees Are Under Threat. A BU Student Researcher Wants to Help Protect Them

Biology undergraduate Matteo Finnerty's findings at the Arnold Arboretum could inform bumblebee-friendly plantings

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