Faculty

In the race to build a biomanufacturing economy, one of the most stubborn obstacles is surprisingly mundane: getting enough gas into a tank of liquid. From pharmaceuticals to alternative proteins, many technologies depend on microbes that need to breathe...

Discovery of entirely new class of enzymes could one day lead to bespoke diets, therapeutics By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy Everyone seems to have an opinion about which foods to eat or avoid, how to lose weight (and keep it off!), and which superfood to...

And The Winner Is: Newly-appointed inorganic/energy professor Dan Nocera stars in the film "The Artificial Leaf" at the Sundance Festival! And the film has taken second place and a $50,000 award (for the producers) in the Focus Forward’s Filmmaker...

Jarad Mason earns a prestigious Department of Energy grant to develop new materials and help solve global energy challenges On June 23, 2020, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded 76 prestigious grants through their Early Career Research Program. Jarad...

With ultracold chemistry, researchers get a first look at exactly what happens during a chemical reaction By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy The coldest chemical reaction in the known universe took place in what appears to be a chaotic mess of lasers. The...

Harvard scientists investigate how trees, from pre-industrial to modern forests, impact pollution and climate change By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy Everyone knows that telltale pine forest smell. Candles and deodorants try to duplicate the scent. The most...

Why neuron-like implants could offer a better way to treat Alzheimer’s disease or post-traumatic stress disorder, control prosthetics, or even enhance cognitive abilities By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy Recently, Charles M. Lieber saw a live brain surgery for...

The Lab's new paper, published in Nature, describes a new design for a catalytic S N1 reaction An April 26, 2018 article in Chemistry World describes how the catalytic S N1 reaction tackles "one of the toughest organic chemistry challenges." Read More

One of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine On October 15, 2018, The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the election of 75 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Stuart Schreiber, Morris Loeb...

How kinks in protein folding could help researchers design new drugs and even fight COVID-19 By Jordan Wilkerson Right now, your body is making trillions of proteins essential for even basic tasks. You can read this article, for example, thanks to the...