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Technologies 21
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PFASense: Fast, In-Field Testing for Forever Chemicals
PFASense is a next-generation diagnostic tool designed to detect toxic ‘forever chemicals’ directly at the source. By combining engineered protein sensors with a portable electrochemical device, it enables real-time, low-cost monitoring of water supplies—providing actionable insights to protect health and guide remediation. -
Nixe: Bioinspired Sustainable and Water-repellent Textile Coating
Next-generation PFAS-free water-repellent textile coating solution with utility for multiple industries and potential to dramatically reduce the use of “forever chemicals.” -
HydroPEF: Portable Off-the-Grid Water Purification
The Problem Globally, more than 2 billion people are forced to use a drinking water source that is contaminated with bacteria, parasites, and other pathogens, and an estimated 502,000 people die each year from diarrhea as a result of unsafe water. While a majority of the world has access to improved water sources, many are... -
Catalytic Materials: Cheaper, Better Air Purification for a Healthier World
Our catalytic materials are inspired by the nanostructure of butterfly wings and enable affordable air purification for a variety of applications. -
Plastivores: Plastic-Degrading Super-Microbes and Enzymes
The Plastic Degradation project identifies microbes from natural sources that have a low-level ability to degrade multiple types of plastic. In the laboratory, with the help of synthetic biology, those microbes then are evolved into much more effective plastic-eating microbes that, in the future, could be globally deployed to decompose plastic waste. -
cSNAP: Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning
Our eco-friendly air conditioning technology is a low-carbon-footprint evaporative cooling system that reduces indoor air temperature without adding humidity.
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Emerging Sustainability Solutions
The Laboratory for Sustainable Materials Research and Innovation was created to serve as a springboard for early-stage research into technologies that can transform the way we source and use materials – from textiles and plastics to food and energy – to address the climate crisis. Our goal is to provide support to bring to life... -
Collaborative Fund Venture Alliance
Our alliance with Collab Fund supports sustainable materials to fight climate change.
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Multimedia 49
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Video/Animation20-ish Questions with Pamela Silver20-ish Questions shows a different side of Wyss Institute faculty, touching on aspects of their personal life, hobbies, interests, as well as their research. This round follows Pamela Silver, a Founding Core Faculty member of the Wyss Institute as well as the Elliot T. and Onie H. Adams Professor of Biochemistry and Systems Biology at... -
Video/AnimationThe End of Aging—And Extinction | George Church, Ph.D. on Longevity, Dire Wolves, and Woolly MammothsWhat if aging was optional—and extinction reversible? In this episode of Ignition Sequence, Wyss Core Faculty member and geneticist and biotech pioneer, George Church, Ph.D., joins host Dylan Bohbot to explore the frontiers of gene therapy, de-extinction, and the future of human health. A founding scientist behind the Human Genome Project, and co-founder of Colossal... -
Video/AnimationThe Dish Live with special guest George ChurchIn this very special live taping of “The Dish,” host Johannes Fruehauf sits down with renowned geneticist and Wyss Core Faculty member, George Church, Ph.D. Widely known for discovering the first direct genomic sequencing method, Church has reshaped the world of genetics. A professor at Harvard and MIT and a founding professor at the Wyss...
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Audio/PodcastPlastic in our blood? That’s a problem. – Harvard ThinkingOur planet is filled with plastic. On average, we produce 430 million tons every year, most of which is used only for a short period of time and then discarded. But plastic isn’t just in the environment: it’s now in our bodies. Microplastics have been found in our bloodstreams, lungs, and other organs, and we’re... -
Video/AnimationProject Air: Bioinspired Sensor of Volatile CompoundsWe are bringing to market an innovative, bioinspired sensor of volatile compounds that gives building operators confidence in the measurement of gasses indoors and provides guidance to achieving healthy indoor air quality (IAQ). Project Air is affordable, accurate, and highly sensitive thanks to the advanced data collection and processing implemented to substantially increase the reliability... -
Video/AnimationArbor Armor: Could FcMBL Save The Peach Industry?Brown rot is one of the most devastating peach diseases, affecting both home and commercial orchards. When a member of the Wyss community discovered the disease on his peach tree, he mentioned his concerns with others in our community. What he didn’t expect was that his colleague potentially had a novel solution using an existing...