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Dec 05, 2012
Dainty flower is relentless cancer killer in disguise
When I was in high school I read a book called Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice that I thought was going to define the rest of my life (I’ve always been kind […]
Dec 03, 2012
A tiny electrode fuels smart bandage technology
Band-aid technology has made incremental improvements in the years since its commercial introduction in the late 1960s, the most important of which has been the incorporation of antibiotics into the […]
Nov 09, 2012
Recreating the Magnet
ChE Professor Laura Lewis was featured by NewScientist for her research in creating a non-rare earth magnet that are increasing needed in green technologies. Each week New Scientist reaches a […]
Oct 17, 2012
Using nanomaterials for tissue regeneration
Thomas Webster, the new chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, keeps a titanium hip implant on his desk. “If you look at bone or any natural tissue in the body, […]
Oct 17, 2012
The Organization of Cells
ChE Associate Professor Anand Asthagiri’s research in determining the dynamics of how cells organize into multicellular communities or aggregates was featured in PLOS ONE. PLOS ONE features reports of original research from […]
Aug 08, 2012
Fat for better drug function
Scientists have long known that food digestion affects the way the body absorbs various compounds—from nutrients to drugs and toxins. “You can get multiple hundreds of percent improvement in bioavailability if […]
Aug 07, 2012
Carrier Awarded $430K Grant
Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Rebecca Carrier received a $430K grant from NIH to determine the “Impact of Lipids on Intestinal Mucus Transport and Structural Properties”. The National Institutes of Health […]
Jun 12, 2012
Beating cancer, one nanoparticle at a time
Small wonder that Sean Burns, E’13, spends 10 hours a day in a medical oncology laboratory at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, developing and improving nanoparticle screening methods for testing the […]