What an 'oddball' star in the Cygnus cluster can teach us about how masers are madeMWC 349A is 30 times bigger than our own sun and one of the brightest radio sources in the sky.By A. Tarantola, 01.10.2023
Soft robotic device stimulates muscles, sparks hope for ALS and MS patientsThe programmable 'mechanically active adhesive' reduced muscle degradation in immobilized mice limbs.By W. Shanklin, 11.14.2022
Scientists 3D-print a functional piece of a heartThe technology could help repair damaged hearts.By J. Fingas, 06.08.2022
Scientists 'knit' soft robotic wearables for easier design and fabricationThey could be used for applications like assistive gloves for the disabled.By S. Dent, 05.02.2022
Researchers create bacteria that could protect your gut from antibioticsThe partner treatment promises to prevent diarrhea and other complications. By I. Bonifacic, 04.11.2022
3D-printed 'living ink' could lead to self-repairing buildingsThe ink could even produce itself.By J. Fingas, 11.27.2021
Harvard scientists create gene-editing tool that could rival CRISPRIt uses segments of bacterial DNA called retrons.By M. Moon, 05.01.2021
NVIDIA and Harvard researchers use AI to make genome analysis faster and cheaperThis could lead to identifying biomarkers for diseases like Alzheimer's or cancer. By N. Lee, 03.08.2021
Laser microrobot makes minimally invasive surgery more preciseHarvard Wyss Institute's laser attachment for surgery has the diameter of a drinking straw.By M. Moon, 01.14.2021
A new drug cocktail could help fight the toughest cancersIt mixes chemotherapy and immunotherapy for targeted treatment of aggressive cancers.By D. Cooper, 11.11.2020
Harvard created a wool-like 3D-printable material that can shape shiftResearchers believe it could reduce waste in the fashion industry.By K. Holt, 09.04.2020
Harvard and Sony built a tiny surgery robot inspired by origamiThe mini-RCM is about the size of a tennis ball and weighs the same as a penny.By K. Holt, 08.25.2020
Harvard's transforming robotic fabric could lead to therapeutic wearablesThe soft robot can inflate and deflate itself without the need for an external machine.By M. Moon, 07.03.2020
Harvard shrank its insect-inspired microrobot to the size of a pennyHAMR-JR is one of the smallest and fastest microrobots to date.By C. Fisher, 06.04.2020
Robot bees can crash into walls without taking damageSoft muscles prevent the bots from taking a bruising.By J. Fingas, 11.04.2019
An efficient new depth sensor was inspired by spider eyesJumping spiders have super efficient depth perception.By G. Torbet, 10.29.2019
Lab cultured 'steaks' grown on an artificial gelatin scaffoldEthical meat eating could soon go beyond burgers. By S. Dent, 10.28.2019
How a Harvard class project changed barbecueUsing computer-based models to make cooking more efficient.By B. Steele, 10.25.2019
Harvard student deported based on friends' social media postsYou apparently don't need to write the posts to get in trouble for them.By J. Fingas, 08.27.2019
Papercraft-inspired math turns any sheet into any shapeAlgorithms would just have to determine when to make the right cuts.By J. Fingas, 08.25.2019