How do tiny termites make such massive mounds?

Researchers investigate how centimeter-sized termites, without architects, engineers or foremen, can build complex, long-standing, meter-sized structures all over the world.

Leah Burrows • harvard
Feb. 12, 2019 ~5 min

How do tiny termites make such massive mounds?

Researchers investigate how centimeter-sized termites, without architects, engineers or foremen, can build complex, long-standing, meter-sized structures all over the world.

Leah Burrows • harvard
Feb. 12, 2019 ~5 min


Engineered miniature kidneys come of age

By exposing stem cell-derived kidney organoids to fluidic shear stress, A team of Harvard researchers has significantly expanded the organoids’ vascular networks and improved the maturation of kidney compartments.

Benjamin Boettner • harvard
Feb. 11, 2019 ~6 min

Harvard works to embed ethics in computer science curriculum

Computer science students examine issues such as privacy, censorship, and fake news in courses co-designed by philosophy professors as Harvard works to embed ethics in the curriculum, creating a national model.

Paul Karoff • harvard
Jan. 25, 2019 ~12 min

Harvard works to embed ethics in computer science curriculum

Computer science students examine issues such as privacy, censorship, and fake news in courses co-designed by philosophy professors as Harvard works to embed ethics in the curriculum, creating a national model.

Paul Karoff • harvard
Jan. 25, 2019 ~12 min

Harvard workshops explore data and computational science

Two Harvard events on data and computational science showcase the breadth of data experts and help meet the demand for training in the field.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Jan. 17, 2019 ~6 min

Harvard workshops explore data and computational science

Two Harvard events on data and computational science showcase the breadth of data experts and help meet the demand for training in the field.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Jan. 17, 2019 ~6 min

New filtration system improves industrial wastewater purification, saves energy

Liquid-gated membranes filter nanoclay particles out of water with twofold higher efficiency and nearly threefold longer time to foul, and reduce the pressure required for filtration over conventional membranes.

Lindsay Brownell • harvard
Nov. 9, 2018 ~7 min


New filtration system improves industrial wastewater purification, saves energy

Liquid-gated membranes filter nanoclay particles out of water with twofold higher efficiency and nearly threefold longer time to foul, and reduce the pressure required for filtration over conventional membranes.

Lindsay Brownell • harvard
Nov. 9, 2018 ~7 min

Changing temperatures are helping corn production in U.S. — for now

Increased production of corn in the U.S. has been credited largely to advances in farming technology, but new research shows that changing temperatures play a significant role in crop yield.

Leah Burrows • harvard
Nov. 6, 2018 ~4 min

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