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Close-up of a person’s hands holding a blood glucose meter while using a finger to prepare for a blood sugar test.

Feb 19, 2026

“Cyborg” Pancreas Organoids Reveal How Cells Mature and Synchronize

“Cyborg” pancreatic organoids extend a decade-long push to merge electronics with developing tissue

Bioengineering, Health / Medicine, Research

person walking with a superimposed wave graphic

Feb 18, 2026

A More Accurate Measure of Calories Burned

Machine learning model interprets leg motion as expended energy

AI / Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Research, Robotics, Technology, Wearable Devices

A fabricated micromirror array, a micromirror next to a penny, and a half-inch diameter commercial mirror

Feb 17, 2026

Microscopic Mirrors for Future Quantum Networks

Innovative fabrication method for high-performance optical resonators

Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Optics / Photonics, Quantum Engineering, Research, Technology

Feb 6, 2026

3D Printing Soft Robots

Rotational multimaterial printing offers intricate, programmable shapes

Bioengineering, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Robotics

Feb 5, 2026

Sniffing Out Cow Burps with an Electronic Nose

Salata Institute

A bovine wearable brings lab-style methane monitoring to the farm

Bioengineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

Printed ureteric tubule networks embedded in matrix

Feb 2, 2026

Toward Engineering a Human Kidney Collecting-Duct System

Newly developed method to fabricate perfusable kidney ducts opens doors to disease modeling, drug testing, organ engineering

Bioengineering, Health / Medicine, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

Feb 2, 2026

Optimizing Robotic Joints

New design method adjusts all parts of rolling contact joints

Applied Physics, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Industry, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Robotics, Technology

Jan 29, 2026

Focusing and Defocusing Light Without a Lens

First demonstration of the structured Montgomery effect in free space

Applied Physics, Metasurfaces, Optics / Photonics, Research, Technology

Jan 27, 2026

A Curiosity-Driven Journey Toward Understanding Brain Folding

Decade-plus of research confirms simple physics drives key biological process

Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Health / Medicine, Research

Jan 26, 2026

New Data Show Reduced Overall PFAS Exposures in Subarctic Ocean

Over 60% decrease in whale tissue concentrations over last three decades

Environment, Environmental Science & Engineering, Research

Jan 12, 2026

New Tool Lets Anyone Audit a Country’s Methane Claims

Harvard Salata Institute

Open-access software pairs satellite observations with atmospheric modeling

Climate, Environment, Environmental Science & Engineering, Research

Jan 8, 2026

An Unexpected Breakthrough in Flat Optics

Discovery highlights benefits of silica metasurfaces

Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Metasurfaces, Optics / Photonics, Research

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