Tag: Jennifer A. Lewis

  • Nation & World

    The first autonomous, entirely soft robot

    Developed by a team of Harvard researchers, the first autonomous, entirely soft robot is powered by a chemical reaction controlled by microfluidics. The 3-D-printed “octobot” has no electronics.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Creating 3-D tissue and its potential for regeneration

    “This latest work extends the capabilities of our multi-material bioprinting platform to thick human tissues, bringing us one step closer to creating architectures for tissue repair and regeneration,” says the study’s senior author, Jennifer A. Lewis of both the Wyss Institute and Harvard’s Paulson School for Engineering and Applied Sciences.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    3 named to National Academy of Inventors

    Three Harvard professors and scientists have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    An introduction to rebuilding the body

    A new course at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is bringing students up to speed on biomedical engineering, preparing them to contribute to University research, pursue summer internships, or take an idea conceived in the classroom to the next stage of development.

    7 minutes