Boston University

Engineering

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, robotics, teaching robots salsa dance, artificial intelligence, science research, John Baillieul Intelligent Mechatronics Lab

Engineering

Dances with Robots

April 8, 2013

Max Versace, Neuromorphics Lab, Boston University BU, robotics engineering, Cog Eye, Massimiliano Versace, BU Neuromorphics Lab, biological intelligence, robotic autonomous thinking

Technology

The Robot as Decider

April 4, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Materials Science and Engineering, Alfred P Sloan fellow Ramesh Jasti, carbon research

Engineering

CAS Faculty Member Wins Sloan Fellowship

April 1, 2013

motion sensor identification, Janusz Konrad, Prakash Ishwar

Computational Science

Opening Movements

March 21, 2013

Mr. Ghost iPhone electromagnetic field EMF detector, Aaron Rasmussen, Protagonist

Smartphones

Meet the iPhone Ghostbuster

March 20, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Matthias Schneider assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Biological Physics Lab, synthetic blood clotting process research, MIT collaboration, polymers and colloids assemblage

Health & Medicine

Emulating Nature’s Patch Kit

March 19, 2013

Boston University BU, Health Journalism 2013, Association of Health Care Journalists AHCJ, Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism Conference, Boston Medical Center, BMC Solomont Center, Preventive Food Pantry, BU Center for Regenerative Medicine, Jim Collins, Darrell Kotton, Muhammad Zaman, Center for Neurorehabilitation, Sharon Levine, Theresa Ellis, Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Health & Medicine

BU Researchers, Nation’s Health Journalists Confer

March 14, 2013

ParkWhiz parking spot reservation app, Jon Thornton

Mobile

Parking Made Easy

March 13, 2013

Waygo Chinese to English language translation app, Translate Abroad, Huan-Yu Wu

Technology

No Longer Lost in Translation

March 11, 2013

Elise Morgan, College of Engineering associate professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering, Boston University, bone regeneration, distraction osteogenesis

Science & Technology

The Bone Mender

March 4, 2013

Jonathan Appavoo, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, Ellen Grant, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, big data, cloud computing, medicine, research

Computational Science

Medicine in the Cloud

February 28, 2013

Boston University BU, Ahmad Mo Khalil assistant professor, biomedical engineering department, Science Works For U.S., Association of American Universities AAU, Science Coalition, Association of Public, Land-grant Universities

Politics

BU Video Urges Stop! to Looming Research Cuts

February 7, 2013

Boston University BU, Rocket Propulsion Group, engineering, custom designed built solid fuel rockets

Arts & Culture

They Have Liftoff

January 31, 2013

Boston University BU, professors, Mark Grinstaff, Theodore Moustakas, Barbara Gilchrest, James Collins, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, biomedical engineer, chemistry, National Academy of Inventors

Labs

National Academy of Inventors Elects Four BU Profs

January 30, 2013

Boston University BU alumni Justin McClellan, School of Engineering ENG, Aurora Flight Sciences Research and Development Center Cambridge Mass, aerospace engineer, planet efficiency, global climate change precrisis control, National Geographic Channel special Earth Overhaul

Strategy & Innovation

Reengineering the Atmosphere

December 11, 2012

Curiosity rover on planet Mars, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Space

Safe Driving on Mars

December 5, 2012

Boston University BU, engineering, synthetic biology, James Collins, Doug Densmore, mechanical engineering, microbiotic robots, BU Center for Biodynamics, Harvard Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Medicine

Life Is Suite

December 3, 2012

Boston University Synthetic Biology research and engineering, Professor James Collins, Collins Lab

Engineering

In the Beginning, Man Created…

December 3, 2012

Kevin Kit Parker, Harvard University, traumatic brain injury

Science & Technology

Professor and Paratrooper

November 28, 2012

iWalk BiOM prosthetic ankle, amputee walking

Science & Technology

Bionic Men

November 12, 2012

Bionic Men