Space, Engineering, and Technology
The Race to a Battery-Powered Future
Engineers are figuring out how to make better, more sustainable batteries—a technology that is essential for clean energy
The First Black Hole Image Is Here
Two BU astronomers, hundreds of collaborators, eight telescopes together glimpse a supermassive black hole for the first time
“A New Era of Discovery”: We Can Now See the Deepest Infrared View of Space Ever
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals the clearest images ever observed, opening up new research opportunities and paths of exploration for Boston University astronomers
Can Artificially Intelligent Robots Revolutionize Recycling?
Researchers at BU are designing a robot to make sorting decisions in recycling facilities
Gazing into Magnetized Interstellar Clouds to Understand How Stars Are Born
Astronomer captures first images of magnetic fields reorienting near the site of star formation in a cluster of young stars 1,400 light-years away
Magnetic Metamaterial Can “Turn Up the Volume” of MRI
BU researchers have developed a new metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and cut scan time in half