New TLP Coating Repels Blood and Bacteria
Using materials already approved by the FDA, Harvard engineers have developed a new surface coating for medical devices that repels blood and suppresses biofilm formation….
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Programmable Biofilm-Based Materials That Self-Assemble
A newly published study details how researchers at Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University are using biofilms to create self-healing materials and…
Wyss Institute Continues to Develop Its Soft Exosuit
Wyss Institute has won a DARPA grant to further develop their lightweight Soft Exosuit. The Exosuit is pulled on like a pair of pants and…
Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Begins Human Clinical Trials
A Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma has begun. A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that…
New ‘Superglass’ Coating Repels Liquids and is Capable of Self-Repair
Using a glass honeycomb-like structure coated with a Teflon-like chemical, a team of researchers has created a “superglass” that could lead to self-cleaning, scratch-resistant windows,…
Engineered E. coli Produces Key Precursors of High-Octane Biofuels
A new study from scientists at the Wyss Institute details engineered bacteria that can make key precursors of high-octane biofuels. New lines of engineered bacteria…
Custom 3D Printer Prints Lithium-Ion Microbatteries
Using a custom-built 3D printer, a team of researchers printed lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand, opening the door to future development…
Robotic RoboBees Achieve First Controlled Flight
A new study and video detail the first controlled flight of robotic RoboBees. Last summer, in a Harvard robotics laboratory, an insect took flight. Half…
Neuroassessment Device Quantitatively Measures Neuromuscular Performance
Researchers at the Wyss Institute have completed the first clinical study of a new rapid neuroassessment device they developed to quantitatively measure neuromuscular performance and…
Cancer-Fighting DNA Nanorobots Could Target Specific Cells for Repair
Nanites and nano-scale robots have been found mostly in the realm of science fiction, but scientists at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biological Inspired Engineering are…
SLIPS Coating Prevents Bacteria From Forming on Solid Surfaces
By applying a technology called SLIPS (slippery-liquid-infused porous surfaces) to solid surfaces, a team of Harvard scientists are able to trick bacteria into thinking they…
Nanomaterials Actively Self-Regulate in Response to Environmental Change
A newly published study from a team of engineers describes a strategy for building self-thermoregulating nanomaterials called SMARTS, which may be able to be tailored…
Researchers Induce Magnetism to a Non-Magnetic Organism
To better understand the underlying biology of induced magnetization, researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School…
Researchers Develop DNA Nanorobot to Seek Specific Cell Targets
Novel technology could potentially seek out cancer cells and cause them to self-destruct. Inspired by the mechanics of the body’s own immune system, researchers at…