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Gadgets

Photo: A photo with a older Black man sitting in a recording studio with the dials and controls behind him.

Venice Biennale

Louis Chude-Sokei Brings BU, Spoken Word, and Dub Reggae Sounds to Venice Biennale

April 16, 2024

Photo: A group of engineers stand around a hi-tech toilet seat. They are wearing matching blue uniforms and safety glasses.

Innovation

BU Alums Create a More Hygienic Toilet Seat

July 10, 2023

Kyle and Tabi Czarnecki show off HOOKS! The demand for their handcrafted game caught them off-guard when demand blew up last year. A man and woman stand on opposite sides of a table holding a game that consists of a piece of wood with strings and hooks attached to it.

Entrepreneurship

Get Your HOOKS! into This Game. Beer Optional

December 6, 2022

Photo of 2019 graduates at Boston University's Commencement on Nickerson Field on May 19, 2019 throwing their hats into the air. They are wearing red gowns. It's a sunny day and the sky is blue.

Commencement

10 Gifts College Graduates Can Enjoy during a Summer of Social Distancing

May 12, 2020

A Google Nest Mini product shot

Technology

10 Tech Gift Ideas for Less Than $50

December 2, 2019

Professor Steven Ahlen and Sif Operations Manager Heitor Maturate with Ahlen's component for Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

Science & Technology

Behind the Scenes at BU: Scientific Instrument Facility

September 26, 2019

Caolan Disini (CAS'20) from left, Maria Dominguez (CAS'21), and Jared Yellen (CAS'21) with the BU Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality club

Strategy & Innovation

Exploring the World of Augmented and Virtual Reality

March 28, 2019

Technology

Celebration of Innovation on Campus and Off Slated for April

March 19, 2018

Nooka Jones, team lead at Google Creative Lab

Strategy & Innovation

The Future According to Google

August 9, 2016

Hoverboards

University News

BU Temporarily Prohibits Hoverboards

January 14, 2016

self-cleaning solar panels, self cleaning solar panels

Science & Technology

Self-Cleaning System Boosts Efficiency of Solar Panels

March 24, 2014

Theodore Moustakas, Boston University, patent infringement lawsuit, gallium nitride thin films, blue light emitting diodes, LEDs

Technology

Companies Agree to Pay to Settle Patent Infringement Suit

January 15, 2014

Boston University BU, terrier tech, bicycle gear, bike safety, bike gadgets stylish safe

Science & Technology

Terrier Tech: Must-Have Products for Cyclists

April 16, 2013

Pebble e-paper wrist watch, iPhone, Android, technology reviews, app reviews, gadget reviews

Mobile

Terrier Tech: Pebble

April 1, 2013

motion sensor identification, Janusz Konrad, Prakash Ishwar

Gadgets

Opening Movements

March 21, 2013

bike safety gear, cycling accessories

Cycling

Bike-Safety Gear: See, Be Seen, and Heard

December 12, 2012

James Katz, Director, Division of Emerging Media Studies, Boston University BU College of Communication COM

Business & Law

New Face at COM Focuses on New Media

December 4, 2012

Terrier Tech series, 5 gifts under 30 dollars, holiday shopping, gadgets gifts, gift ideas

Food

Terrier Tech: Holiday Gift Ideas

November 26, 2012

Boston University BU, engineering innovations, Muhammas Zaman Lab for Engineering Education & Development LEED, research

Science & Technology

Into Africa

November 5, 2012

Gadgets

Terrier Tech: Motorola MOTOACTV

April 26, 2012

Terrier Tech: Motorola MOTOACTV