News & Events
Crime-fighting platform wins President’s Challenge
Nucleik, Flume, PlenOptika, and TerraTek share $100,000 to advance social ventures (Harvard Gazette)
Venture fund based at Harvard celebrates first year in business
To mark milestone, first Experimenter Award presented to David Malan
Salil Vadhan named Simons Investigator
Award offers computer scientist a 5-year appointment with $100,000 of research support per year
Beautiful "flowers" self-assemble in a beaker
Elaborate nanostructures blossom from a chemical reaction perfected at Harvard
Engineer John Hutchinson elected to the Royal Society
Honor recognizes his expertise in solid mechanics and materials engineering, especially buckling and cracking
Federico Capasso receives prestigious European Physical Society prize
2013 Prize for Applied Aspects of Quantum Electronics and Optics celebrates his major contributions to physics
Designs on the mind
Part classroom, part carnival, Design & Project Fair showcases the diversity of creative work at SEAS
From soldier to bioengineer
60 Minutes meets Prof. Kevin Kit Parker, bioengineer and soldier (CBS News)
Robotic insects make first controlled flight
In culmination of a decade's work, RoboBees achieve vertical takeoff, hovering, and steering
Riju Agrawal '13 wins 2013 SAME award
$1,000 prize recognizes outstanding academic achievements by an undergraduate in engineering sciences
Imagining products to change the world
From smart skin to coconut bottles, students in ES 20 dream up the future
Graduate student Aaron Kuan named Harvard Horizons scholar
Applied physics student is among eight selected for prestigious GSAS research communication program
Federico Capasso to receive Gold Medal, highest honor of SPIE
Award recognizes his exceptional contributions to optics and photonics
Physicists find right (and left) solution for on-chip optics
Nanoscale router converts and directs optical signals efficiently
Robot hands gain a gentler touch
Inexpensive tactile sensing technology builds on tiny barometer chips that are widely available
David J. Mooney receives Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award
Award honors outstanding faculty support of graduate students' research, education, and professional development
Clinging to crevices, E. coli thrive
Harvard research reveals the role of the flagellum in helping biofilms colonize rough surfaces
Imagining impact, and believing in it
Sixth annual Harvard College Innovation Challenge supports student projects through a year of development and beyond
Harvard scientists design new adaptive material inspired by tears
Tunable material system is easily adaptable for diverse applications in fuel transport, textiles, and optical systems
Federico Capasso, terahertz pioneer
Article in IEEE Transactions profiles the distinguished physicist's education, career, and contributions to optics and photonics
