Boston University

Materials Science

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

Boston University Professor of Engineering, Xin Zhang, poses for a portrait in her lab.

Translational Research

Xin Zhang Elected to National Academy of Inventors

December 16, 2019

illustration of magnetic metamaterials used to enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Metamaterials

Speeding Up MRI Scans to Save Lives

November 4, 2019

Image of a 4D printed face viewed laying flat looking up from the chin.

4D Printing

It’s Now Possible to Print a Face in 4D

October 2, 2019

This array of helical resonators stand at three-centimeter-tall, constructed from 3-D-printed plastic and coils of thin copper wire.

Materials Science

Magnetic Metamaterial Can “Turn Up the Volume” of MRI

June 4, 2019

Frozen Shoulder concept photo showing a wooden marionette with limp arm.

Biomedical Engineering

A Surprising Step Toward Melting Away “Frozen Shoulder”

June 3, 2019

Portrait of Boston University College of Engineering professor Siddharth Ramachandran.

Materials Science

ENG Prof Named 2019 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow by DOD

May 6, 2019

BU optics engineer, Siddharth Ramachandran, named 2019 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow by DOD

Accolades

Siddharth Ramachandran

May 2, 2019

David Bishop

Accolades

ENG’s David Bishop Tapped as Member of National Academy of Engineering

March 1, 2019

Vinod Sarin

Accolades

Vinod Sarin Elected to National Academy of Inventors

January 16, 2019

Materials Science

New Understanding of Graphene Nanochannels

May 2, 2018

Douglas Holmes Photo Courtesy of Douglas Holmes

Engineering

Bending Is Beautiful

February 1, 2018

Illustration of cardiac patch

Engineering

BU Wins $20M for NSF Engineering Research Center

September 12, 2017

Photo of Water Drop on Feather 1, taken by Boston University mechanical engineeriing researchers James Bird and Samira Shiri during research on heat exchange properties of superhydrophobic materials

Engineering

How Much Heat Can Bouncing Raindrops Leave Behind, or Take Away?

June 19, 2017

Quantum dots glow different colors under UV light depending on their size. Dennis and her colleagues are developing dots that will respond to deep red and near-infrared light—same idea, not as pretty.

Nanotechnology

What Are Quantum Dots?

June 5, 2017

Graphene sheets can be stacked horizontally to form channels, called graphene nanochannels, or rolled into carbon nanotubes.

Engineering

Duan Receives NSF CAREER Award

March 23, 2017

Malika Jeffries-EL, Boston University Department of Chemistry

Chemistry

Good Chemistry

December 12, 2016

Farrukh Mateen, Boston University PhD-candidate in Mechanical Engineering

Physics

Building a Wireless Micromachine

August 15, 2016

Mark Grinstaff, Boston University School of Medicine, lectures in class

Cancer

Cancer Treatment Goes Local

May 6, 2016

Elise Morgan, professor of mechanical engineering at Boston University College of Engineering

Engineering

Bonecrusher

January 22, 2016

Bonecrusher