Using a catheter aided by UV light, researchers have developed a new technique to repair…
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The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University is a cross-disciplinary research institute known for developing bioinspired materials and devices aimed at solving complex societal problems through technology innovation. Founded in 2009 through a generous gift from entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss, the institute seeks to uncover nature’s design principles and apply them to create new materials and devices that can interface with living systems. The Wyss Institute’s work spans a wide array of fields, including biologically inspired engineering, robotic systems, regenerative medicine, and diagnostic technology. Among its many innovations are organs-on-chips, robotic exosuits, and programmable DNA nanorobots for use in medicine. The Institute emphasizes a collaborative approach, bringing together researchers from various scientific, engineering, and medical disciplines to innovate and accelerate translation of technologies from the lab to the marketplace.
Using a new porous hydrogel, scientists have experimentally improved bone repair by boosting the survival…
New biosensors enable complex genetic reprogramming of common bacteria like E. coli. The process could…
A newly published study from the Wyss Institute and Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied…
Using materials already approved by the FDA, Harvard engineers have developed a new surface coating…
A newly published study details how researchers at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at…
Wyss Institute has won a DARPA grant to further develop their lightweight Soft Exosuit. The…
A Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma has begun. A…
Using a glass honeycomb-like structure coated with a Teflon-like chemical, a team of researchers has…
A new study from scientists at the Wyss Institute details engineered bacteria that can make…
Using a custom-built 3D printer, a team of researchers printed lithium-ion microbatteries the size of…
A new study and video detail the first controlled flight of robotic RoboBees. Last summer,…
Researchers at the Wyss Institute have completed the first clinical study of a new rapid…
Nanites and nano-scale robots have been found mostly in the realm of science fiction, but…
By applying a technology called SLIPS (slippery-liquid-infused porous surfaces) to solid surfaces, a team of…
A newly published study from a team of engineers describes a strategy for building self-thermoregulating…
To better understand the underlying biology of induced magnetization, researchers from the Wyss Institute for…
Novel technology could potentially seek out cancer cells and cause them to self-destruct. Inspired by…