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Jun 11, 2025

Cyborg tadpoles with soft, flexible neural implants

Thin electrode arrays integrate seamlessly into developing embryos’ brains

Bioengineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

visualization with arrows and spheres of atomic charge dynamics in barium titanate

Jun 6, 2025

Modeling electric response of materials, a million atoms at a time

Machine-learning framework predicts effects of electric fields

AI / Machine Learning, Computational Science & Engineering, Data Sciences, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

Apr 7, 2025

How do bird nests stay together?

Researchers unravel entanglement between stiff, straight rods

Applied Mathematics, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

optical micrograph of microwave-optical transducer device

Apr 2, 2025

A router for photons

Transducer could enable superconducting quantum networks

Applied Physics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Industry, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Optics / Photonics, Quantum Engineering, Research, Technology

Harvard SEAS alum Vanessa Sanchez with Rice University students holding yarn in a lab

Mar 28, 2025

Alumni profile: Vanessa Sanchez, S.M. '20, Ph.D. '22

Merging robotics and materials science in new Rice lab

Academics, Alumni, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Robotics

Feb 27, 2025

Spinning into quantum research

Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. student Aaron Day shares some key everyday items he uses in researching semiconductors for quantum applications

Applied Physics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Graduate Student Profile, Materials, Quantum Engineering, Research, Technology

close-up of 3D printer nozzle writing square spirals

Feb 3, 2025

Encoding many properties in one material via 3D printing

Nozzle shape, print parameters tune liquid crystal elastomer morphing

Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research

Two shapes. The top row features green, blue, and red gradient patterns, while the bottom row displays pink and red image

Dec 17, 2024

Shape-changing soft material for soft robotics, smart textiles and more

Researchers encode multiple shapes into simple material

Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Robotics, Technology, Wearable Devices

Quantum Noir organizer William Wilson, executive director of Harvard’s Center for Nanoscale Systems

Jun 26, 2024

Uncovering ‘hidden curriculum’ for those historically on outside

Quantum Noir fosters sense of community among individuals of color involved in quantum science and engineering

Belonging, Materials, Quantum Engineering

Photo of SEAS alum Eugene Beh, A.B./A.M. ‘09, wearing a grey suit and striped tie

Mar 19, 2024

Quino Energy hits manufacturing milestone

Company founded by alum based on SEAS battery research

Alumni, Applied Physics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science & Engineering, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering

Feb 14, 2024

I ❤️️ kirigami

Research driven by the love of play and curiosity

Kirigami, Materials, Research

Picture of cracks growing in the left sample while staying intact in the right sample

Dec 14, 2023

Rubber that doesn’t grow cracks when stretched many times

Multi-scale approach improves the fatigue threshold of particle-reinforced rubber

Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering

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