Virtual creativity August 25, 2020 How historical quarantine-fueled inventions inspired this year’s remote experimental chemistry curriculum for undergraduates ... Read more about Virtual creativity
Essential celebration August 21, 2020 A hundred CCB community members joined the department’s first “virtual toast” to honor Emily Balskus ... Read more about Essential celebration
Improving assistive technology August 1, 2020 Students design robotic wearable to empower the visually impaired ... Read more about Improving assistive technology
Emily Balskus wins $1M Waterman Award August 5, 2020 Recognized for harnessing chemistry to transform the study of microbial communities ... Read more about Emily Balskus wins $1M Waterman Award
Ultracold mystery: solved July 20, 2020 By manipulating ultracold molecules mid-chemical reaction, researchers crack a molecular disappearing act ... Read more about Ultracold mystery: solved
Recognition for some risky research July 10, 2020 Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research awards seven cutting-edge projects... Read more about Recognition for some risky research
Star Family Prizes recognize College advisers May 14, 2020 CCB's Lu Wang and Brian Liau honored for advising... Read more about Star Family Prizes recognize College advisers
A treasured colleague July 9, 2020 Harvard honors Professor Roy Gordon's legacy with a new endowed title ... Read more about A treasured colleague
Nobel laureate Martin Karplus publishes his autobiography July 6, 2020 In "Spinach on the Ceiling," readers travel with Karplus from Nazi-occupied Austria to Caltech and even the kitchen, where he used chemical prowess to master cooking ... Read more about Nobel laureate Martin Karplus publishes his autobiography
New molecular tool precisely edits mitochondrial DNA July 8, 2020 An engineered bacterial toxin is a key part of a gene editor that can make single-base changes in human mitochondria ... Read more about New molecular tool precisely edits mitochondrial DNA
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
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 ... Read more about The benefits of disequilibrium
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
‘Moving in the right direction’ June 12, 2020 Harvard science labs begin to reopen... Read more about ‘Moving in the right direction’
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 ... Read more about Where the BEs are