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Nanowire devices can record intracellular signals without damaging a cell

Combing out a tangled problem

July 2, 2019

A new technique speeds creation of nanowire devices, boosting research into what’s happening inside cells

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Balloons nudge a soft foam robot to roll

Soft robots for all

June 26, 2019

The first soft ring oscillator gets plushy robots to roll, undulate, sort, meter liquids, and swallow

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Yoshito Kishi, Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus

Breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent

June 17, 2019

"Unprecedented achievement" provides sufficient quantities of a fully synthetic halichondrin molecule for clinical trials now underway... Read more about Breakthrough in synthesis advances a potent anti-cancer agent

Emily Balskus and Vayu Maini Rekdal, authors of a new study out in Science

Gut microbes eat our medication

June 13, 2019

A concrete example of how one species of bacteria consumes levodopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease, could reveal more about how the microbiome impacts our health

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Nocera features in the HBO documentary on climate change, "Ice on Fire"

New HBO documentary features Dan Nocera

June 12, 2019

Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film reveals never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis... Read more about New HBO documentary features Dan Nocera

Nocera's artificial and bionic leaf technology could transform the energy industry

Natural competition

June 11, 2019

The Nocera Lab's artificial and bionic leaves could transform our energy industry

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Holly Rees is the first woman to cross the line at the 2018 New Bedford Half-Marathon

Cleaning up CRISPR (and spills)

June 5, 2019

CCB grad polishes gene editing, wins half-marathons, and tries her best not to knock anything over

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Professor Cynthia Friend

Cynthia Friend wins award from the International Precious Metals Institute

June 4, 2019

For outstanding theoretical, experimental and engineering contributions to the science and technology of precious metals... Read more about Cynthia Friend wins award from the International Precious Metals Institute

Graduates in caps and gowns at the commencement ceremony

Measure twice, cut once

May 30, 2019

Our graduating class answers questions on lab-life balance... Read more about Measure twice, cut once

Zombie anthraquinone flow battery

New organic flow battery brings decomposing molecules back to life

May 28, 2019

“Zombie” molecules dramatically increase battery lifetime... Read more about New organic flow battery brings decomposing molecules back to life

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