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Robotic textiles are fueled up and take action

July 2, 2020

A new smart fabric that can be inflated and deflated by temperature-dependent liquid-vapor phase changes could enable a new range of mechanotherapeutic and industrial applications... Read more about Robotic textiles are fueled up and take action

Assistant Professor Jarad Mason

The benefits of disequilibrium

June 22, 2020

Jarad Mason earns a prestigious Department of Energy grant to develop new materials and help solve global energy challenges

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Microbes might manage your cholesterol

June 15, 2020

Researchers discover mysterious bacteria that break down cholesterol in the gut... Read more about Microbes might manage your cholesterol

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‘Moving in the right direction’

June 12, 2020

Harvard science labs begin to reopen... Read more about ‘Moving in the right direction’

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Where the BEs are

June 12, 2020

BE-Hive, a new machine learning model, predicts which base editor performs best to repair thousands of disease-causing mutations

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Promise to restore hearing

June 3, 2020

In a first, researchers use base editing to correct recessive genetic deafness and restore partial hearing... Read more about Promise to restore hearing

Assistant Professor Christina Woo

Outside all the boxes

June 1, 2020

How Christina Woo’s mobile childhood helped her earn the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar award

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Commencing into the remote

May 28, 2020

The 2020 graduating class of PhDs reflect on lab-life balance, look ahead, and leave advice for those who follow behind

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A captain for our planet

May 27, 2020

How Christina Chang shifted from cold showers to tech development in her quest for a more sustainable world... Read more about A captain for our planet

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The forest for the trees

May 20, 2020

Harvard scientists investigate how trees, from pre-industrial to modern forests, impact pollution and climate change

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