Quantum physics proposes a new way to study biology – and the results could revolutionize our understanding of how life works

Studying the brief and tiny quantum effects that drive living systems could one day lead to new approaches to treatments and technologies.

Clarice D. Aiello, Quantum Biology Tech (QuBiT) Lab, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
May 15, 2023 • ~9 min

How does a television set work?

Pictures and sound, flying through the air to a box in your house? Back in the 1940s, it seemed like a miracle.

Jay Weitzen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMass Lowell • conversation
Dec. 5, 2022 • ~6 min

What's cellular about a cellphone?

A professor of wireless communications explains the origins of cellular networks and how they evolved into today's 5G networks.

Daniel Bliss, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 20, 2020 • ~7 min

Tracking mobility of individuals offers clues to finding COVID

Tracking mobility of individuals offers hints of whether a problem is rising or falling.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 23, 2020 • ~6 min

Screen time that supports new parents and young kids can enhance family health

Mobile health apps, teleconferencing with experts and thoughtfully designed educational platforms can all help families during the chaotic and confusing early years.

Ashwini Lakshmanan, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Southern California • conversation
March 27, 2020 • ~8 min

Harvard Chan School to tackle distracted driving

Crashes caused by distracted drivers are believed to have been the biggest cause of a 14 percent rise in traffic fatalities since 2014. The Harvard Chan School’s Center for Health Communication is mounting an anti-distracted driving campaign this fall to make headway against a problem that has proven resistant to change despite efforts by government, insurance companies, carmakers and others. The Gazette spoke to the center’s director, Jay Winsten.

Alvin Powell • harvard
July 2, 2019 • ~13 min

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