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artist's representation of laser pulses on a waveguide

Mar 16, 2026

A Clear Roadmap for Engineering Combs of Light

Insights into electro-optic frequency combs could lead to new applications

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

Mar 12, 2026

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Net-Zero Strategy

Senior VP Ricky Sakai outlines U.S.-Japan collaboration

Climate, Environment, Environmental Science & Engineering, Industry, Technology

Illustration of a Raman-suppressed, X-cut thin film lithium niobate racetrack microresonator used for microcomb generation

Feb 19, 2026

Generating Micro-Combs of Light

Breakthrough in chip-scale photonic systems for sensing, communication

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

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 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

group of students who created humanitarian data collection tool

Jan 5, 2026

Engineering students create ‘clicker’ to help humanitarian workers in field

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Data collection tool developed in partnership with Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Bioengineering, Design, Student Organizations, Technology

Dec 11, 2025

Tapping Into Whale Talk

Open-source bio-logger captures underwater cetacean conversations

AI / Machine Learning, Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering, Research, Robotics, Technology

knees of a patient being checked by a doctor

Nov 3, 2025

Biomaterial Vaccines to Make Implanted Orthopedic Devices Safer

Using pathogen-specific antigens could significantly lower patients’ risk of infection

Bioengineering, Health / Medicine, Research, Technology

black robot with rubber band connections and insect-like antennae

Oct 14, 2025

Programming Robots with Rubber Bands

New approach uses robot’s physical structure for function

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

illustration of electro-optic digital-to-analog converter

Aug 25, 2025

Digital to Analog in One Smooth Step

Lithium niobate device could replace signal modulators in fiber-optic networks

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

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