Featured series 
Tag: Vinothan Manoharan
-
Nation & World
An ‘element of risk’ rewarded
From uncovering the ancient histories of viruses to investigating interethnic cooperation in war-torn areas, the 2023 winners of the Star-Friedman Challenge for Promising Scientific Research explore uncharted territory.
-
Nation & World
Biology without borders
To increase scientific understanding of biological systems, Harvard is launching an interdisciplinary research effort called the Quantitative Biology Initiative, with support from University President Drew Faust and Dean Michael D. Smith.
-
Nation & World
Curves alter crystallization, study finds
A new study has uncovered a previously unseen phenomenon — that curved surfaces can dramatically alter the shape of crystals as they form.
-
Nation & World
Self-assembly as a guide
Vinothan Manoharan, an assistant professor of chemical engineering and physics at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, wants to make self-assembly — when particles interact with one another and spontaneously arrange themselves into organized structures — happen in the laboratory to treat life-threatening diseases or manufacture useful objects.
-
Nation & World
Slow road to stability for emulsions
By studying the behavior of tiny particles at an interface between oil and water, researchers at Harvard have discovered that stabilized emulsions may take longer to reach equilibrium than previously thought.
-
Nation & World
SEAS student awarded fellowship
Emily Gardel, a Ph.D. candidate in applied physics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), has been awarded a three-year Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship.
-
Nation & World
Learning from toys
Using magnetic toys as inspiration, researchers tease out structures that echo self-assembled clusters of atoms and molecules.
