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Wyss technology featured in New Museum art exhibit
September 21, 2021
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Sukanya Punthambaker on Multidisciplinary Collaboration
August 25, 2021
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Getting closer to a greener world
July 14, 2021
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The power duo creating the future of sustainability
April 27, 2021
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DNA: From blueprint to blank slate
April 23, 2021
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Talking with whales
April 22, 2021
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Earth’s Other Rainforest
April 15, 2021
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Marine sponges inspire the next generation of skyscrapers and bridges
September 21, 2020
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Metalmark launches to make clean air affordable for all
September 1, 2020
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Marika Ziesack on Circe
August 12, 2020
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Cooler catalytic converters: Cleaner air for all
April 22, 2020
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Earth Day at 50: The past, present, and future of sustainability
April 22, 2020
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cold-SNAP: Air conditioning that cools people and the planet
April 22, 2020
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Circe: Biodegradable plastic without the plants
April 22, 2020
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Max Schubert on Fast-Growing Cyanobacteria
April 20, 2020
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The Next Decade in Science
January 13, 2020
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RoboBee powered by soft muscles
November 5, 2019
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A gentle grip on gelatinous creatures
August 28, 2019
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The RoboBee flies solo
June 26, 2019
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Hansjörg Wyss, Harvard M.B.A. ’65, Gives Unprecedented Third Major Gift to Harvard to Support the Wyss Institute’s Mission to Develop and Commercialize World-Changing Technologies
June 7, 2019
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Saving the Planet with Robots, Microbes, and Nanotechnology
June 5, 2019
Awards
Joanna Aizenberg elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 3, 2019
Awards
Hansjörg Wyss Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 18, 2019
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Laying the ground for robotic strategies in environmental protection
April 8, 2019
Awards
Joanna Aizenberg elected member of National Academy of Engineering
February 12, 2019
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Microscopic “sunflowers” for better solar panels
December 4, 2018
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Solar panels for yeast cell biofactories
November 15, 2018
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Filtering liquids with liquids
November 8, 2018
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No more Iron Man: submarines now have soft, robotic arms
October 3, 2018
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A soft, on-the-fly solution to a hard, underwater problem
August 1, 2018
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Rewiring bacteria for large scale biofuel and bioplastic production
March 30, 2018
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Towards a better catalyst
March 8, 2018
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Kill switches for engineered microbes gone rogue
November 16, 2017
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Cell-free biofilm materials as catalysts for biomanufacturing
August 19, 2017
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Harvard researchers develop tough, self-healing rubber
August 14, 2017
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A self-regulated microbial system as an anti-pollutant for mercury contaminations
August 9, 2017
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Pam Silver elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 13, 2017
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Sculpting optical microstructures with slight changes in chemistry
March 30, 2017
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Life-like stretching of cells
March 13, 2017
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Illuminating the dark corners of nature’s nitrogen cycle by mimicking rocket-fuel-producing bacteria
December 20, 2016
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Patching a gap in wound care
November 29, 2016
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Launching the field of Biologically Inspired Engineering
October 18, 2016
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Harvard spinout Validere to commercialize “liquid fingerprinting” technique
August 4, 2016
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Bionic breakthrough
June 2, 2016
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Designer & Inventor Chuck Hoberman Appointed Pierce Anderson Lecturer in Design Engineering at Harvard GSD
June 1, 2016
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Using static electricity, RoboBees cling to surface
May 19, 2016
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Harnessing engineered slippery surfaces for tissue repair
May 18, 2016
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Pulling water from thin air
February 24, 2016
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Sensing the future of molecule detection
January 27, 2016
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Squishy robot fingers aid deep sea exploration
January 20, 2016
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Two Wyss Institute core faculty named 2015 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine
December 23, 2015
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Tapping the marine microbiome
December 22, 2015
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Two of Harvard’s Wyss Institute core faculty members elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
December 15, 2015
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Creating a new vision for multifunctional materials
November 19, 2015
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Gene drive reversibility introduces new layer of biosafety
November 16, 2015
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Microbiomes could hold keys to improving life as we know it
October 29, 2015
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New SLIPS-enhanced steel is supremely durable
October 21, 2015
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The age of humans controlling microbes
September 24, 2015
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Barnacles and mussels won’t stick to boats with this fully-slippery coating
September 22, 2015
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Bloomy behavior: Jellyfish on the rise in our oceans
September 21, 2015
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Termite mounds could inspire new ideas for sustainable building ventilation
August 31, 2015
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Bioinspired Robotics: Softer, Smarter, Safer
August 4, 2015
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New biosensors for managing microbial workers
August 4, 2015
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Safeguarding Gene Drives
July 30, 2015
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Preservation through design
July 17, 2015
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Biofilms turned into enzymatic factories
July 13, 2015
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Energizing the Power of Evaporation
June 23, 2015
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The Future of Civilian Drones
May 28, 2015
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At the frontier of biosafety
May 6, 2015
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Springing into action: The Wyss Institute introduces its new biosafety process
May 6, 2015
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Environmental Impact: Redefining Our Understanding
March 20, 2015
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Fluid-filled pores separate materials with fine precision
March 5, 2015
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SLIPS showcased on Capitol Hill
February 12, 2015
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Bionic leaf uses bacteria to convert solar energy into liquid fuel
February 9, 2015
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Bacteria programmed to churn out valuable chemicals
December 23, 2014
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Radhika Nagpal, expert on swarm robotics, celebrated among “Nature’s 10”
December 18, 2014
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Wyss Institute launches ‘SLIPS’ company
October 29, 2014
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DNA nano-foundries cast custom-shaped metal nanoparticles
October 9, 2014
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Recruiting bacteria to be technology innovation partners
September 17, 2014
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A self-organizing thousand-robot swarm
August 14, 2014
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Tuning into the sun
August 14, 2014
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Robot folds itself up and walks away
August 7, 2014
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A new genome editing strategy offers potential way to control spread of insect-borne disease and invasive species
July 17, 2014
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Carbon-fiber epoxy honeycombs mimic the material performance of balsa wood
June 25, 2014
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Wyss Institute Core Faculty member Joanna Aizenberg elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 24, 2014
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Manufacturing a solution to planet-clogging plastics
March 3, 2014
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Robotic construction crew needs no foreman
February 13, 2014
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Getting a charge from changes in humidity
January 27, 2014
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W-Ink Team Receives 2013 R&D 100 Award
November 8, 2013
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A hidden genetic code for better designer genes
September 26, 2013
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New coating turns ordinary glass into superglass
August 2, 2013
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Lifelike cooling for sunbaked windows
July 30, 2013
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Watermark Ink device (W-INK) wins R&D 100 Award
July 8, 2013
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High-octane bacteria could ease pain at the pump
June 25, 2013
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Robotic insects make first controlled flight
May 2, 2013
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Team closer to getting iconic laboratory bacterium to function like a plant
April 5, 2013
Awards
SLIPS receives prestigious R&D 100 Award
November 2, 2012
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President of Ecuador visits the Wyss Institute
October 13, 2012
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Improving the reliability, efficiency, and economics of microbial manufacturing
August 6, 2012
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Artificial jellyfish swims in a heartbeat
July 22, 2012
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Smart materials get SMARTer
July 11, 2012
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SLIPS Receives 2012 R&D 100 Award
June 20, 2012
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A new spin on antifreeze
June 11, 2012
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New “Magnetic Yeast” Could be Significant Step in Harnessing Nature’s Magnetic Capabilities
February 28, 2012
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Wyss Institute’s George Church Elected Member of National Academy of Engineering
February 13, 2012
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Robots to the rescue
February 1, 2012
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Inspired by Insect Cuticle, Wyss Researchers Develop Low-Cost Material with Exceptional Strength and Toughness
December 13, 2011
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Wyss Institute Signs Licensing Agreement with K-Team Corporation
November 17, 2011
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Dramatic diversity of columbine flowers explained by a simple change in cell shape
November 15, 2011
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Buildings Inspired by Nature: Inventing the Future Built Environment
October 11, 2011
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Slippery slope: Researchers take advice from carnivorous plant
September 21, 2011
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Researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute Develop Next-Generation Tools to Program Cells
July 22, 2011
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New technology could help overcome obstacles to hydrogen production
April 24, 2011
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Wyss Institute Experts to Share Cutting-Edge Research in Bio-inspired Building Materials at International Architecture Symposium
March 2, 2011
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Boston Based Groups Selected to Showcase Technology at 2011ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
February 25, 2011
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Harvard’s Wyss Institute Announces International Competition on Biomolecular Nanotechnology
January 10, 2011
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Breaking the ice before it begins
November 12, 2010
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Agilent Technologies and Harvard’s Wyss Institute Announce Collaboration to Advance Burgeoning Discipline of Biologically Inspired Engineering
November 8, 2010
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Wyss founding director shares lessons from nature at opening of Parisian exhibit on cellular design
September 22, 2010
Research Spotlights
The Pumpkin
September 22, 2010
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Don Ingber joins National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Board of Directors
July 7, 2010
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Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute Develop Technology to Produce Sugar from Photosynthetic Bacteria
June 28, 2010
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DOE Awards Wyss Institute $4.2 Million Grant to Develop Microbial Fuel Cells in National Effort to Change How the Country Produces Energy
May 27, 2010
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Whitesides receives inaugural Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences
September 29, 2009
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Research Team Receives $10 Million Grant
August 12, 2009
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Researchers rapidly turn bacteria into biotech factories
July 26, 2009
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Engineered circuits can count cellular events
May 28, 2009
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Taking a stride toward synthetic life
March 7, 2009
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