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a view of the curvature of Earth and its atmosphere

Aug 13, 2025

A New Window into Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

Small devices can loft into mesosphere for climate sensing

Applied Physics, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Technology

Jul 14, 2025

Patterns of Patterns: Exploring Supermoiré Engineering

Twisted trilayer graphene reveals new quantum effects

Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Materials, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Quantum Engineering, Research, Technology

artist's impression of mid-IR laser chips

Apr 16, 2025

A compact, mid-infrared pulse generator

Single chip generates short bursts of light for sensing, spectroscopy

Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Optics / Photonics, Research, Technology

optical rotatum next to a nautilus shell

Apr 11, 2025

Light that spirals like a nautilus shell

‘Optical rotatum’ describes new structure of light

Applied Physics, Optics / Photonics, Research, Technology

optical micrograph of microwave-optical transducer device

Apr 2, 2025

A router for photons

Transducer could enable superconducting quantum networks

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

Mar 26, 2025

From Capasso lab to your living room

Harvard Gazette

Startup produces millions of mini-lenses for consumer electronics

Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Research, Technology

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 Engineering, Graduate Student Profile, Materials, Quantum Engineering, Research, Technology

detail view of springtail-inspired microrobot

Feb 26, 2025

A springtail-like jumping robot

Diminutive device can leap 23 times its body length

Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Technology

Jan 22, 2025

Out of the lab and into patients’ hands

Harvard Move Lab makes wearable robotic device for stroke survivors

Bioengineering, Health / Medicine, Industry, Research, Robotics, Technology, Wearable Devices

Jan 16, 2025

Startup launches with focus on untouched layer of the atmosphere

Harvard Office of Technology Development

Rarefied Technologies to propel small devices into near space, gather novel climate data

Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Climate, Industry, Technology

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

Sep 9, 2024

Harvard Grid names inaugural fellows

Fellowship will support translational immersion to develop next-gen integrated photonic circuits and wearable assistive robotics

Entrepreneurship, Industry, Technology

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