ShareWyss Videos
 |
Overview of the Wyss Institute What if we can transform the future? |
 |
Wyss Retreat 2012 Highlights from the 4th annual Wyss Retreat, held in Boston on November 19, 2012. |
 |
NeuroAssess A team at Harvard's Wyss Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess have developed a computer tablet application that could rapidly and quantitatively assess neuromuscular performance. |
 |
Building 3D Structures with DNA Bricks Wyss Institute researchers have created more than 100 three-dimensional nanostructures using DNA building blocks that function like Lego® bricks. This animation illustrates the process used to build these structures. |
 |
Programmable Nanorobotics What if we could build programmable nanorobots that could attack disease? |
 |
Keeping Ice Away What if we could design surfaces that prevent ice formation? |
 |
SLIPS SLIPS is a novel coating that repels almost every type of liquid and solid -- from blood and crude oil, to ice and bacteria. |
 |
Vibrating Mattress What if we could prevent infant apnea? |
 |
Making Structures with DNA "Building Blocks" Wyss researchers have developed a method for building complex nanostructures out of short synthetic strands of DNA. Called single-stranded tiles (SSTs), these interlocking DNA "building blocks," akin to Legos®, can be programmed to assemble themselves into precisely designed shapes, such as letters and emoticons. |
 |
Wyss Institute Annual Retreat -- 2011 Highlights from the 2011 annual retreat, held on November 21, 2012, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. |
 |
Organs on a Chip What if we could test drugs without animal models? |
 |
Pathogen Diagnostic What if we could diagnose sepsis in just hours, not days? |
 |
Lung-on-a-Chip Combining microfabrication techniques with modern tissue engineering, lung-on-a-chip offers a new in vitro approach to drug screening by mimicking the complicated mechanical and biochemical behaviors of a human lung. Watch this video to see how it works. |
 |
DNA Nanorobot Wyss researchers have developed a robotic device made from DNA that could potentially seek out specific cell targets within a complex mixture of cell types and deliver important molecular instructions, such as telling cancer cells to self-destruct. Inspired by the mechanics of the body's own immune system, the technology might one day be used to program immune responses to treat various diseases. |
 |
Making Yeast Magnetic Pam Silver and Keiji Nishida have developed a method for inducing magnetic sensitivity in an organism that is not naturally magnetic -- yeast. Their technology could potentially be used to magnetize a variety of different cell types in medical, industrial and research applications. |
 |
TERMES: Termite-Inspired Robots Inspired by termites and their building activities, the TERMES project is working toward developing a swarm construction system in which robots cooperate to build 3D structures much larger than themselves. |
 |
Watermark ink and an overview of the Wyss The W-ink device, which fits in the palm of a hand and requires no power source, exploits the chemical and optical properties of precisely nanostructured materials to distinguish liquids by their surface tension. This video demonstrates its use and provides a general overview of the Wyss Institute. |
