Multimedia
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- Focus Areas
- 3D Organ EngineeringHighly functional, multiscale, vascularized organ replacements that can be seamlessly integrated into the body.
- Adaptive Material TechnologiesSustainable, biomimetic building materials that respond to environmental cues like living organisms.
- Bioinspired Soft RoboticsSoft robotic systems that technologies that move, adapt, and seamlessly integrate with the human body.
- Bioinspired Therapeutics & DiagnosticsTherapeutic discovery and diagnostics development enabled by microsystems engineering, molecular engineering, computational design, and organ-on-a-chip in vitro human experimentation technology.
- Immuno-MaterialsMaterial-based systems capable of modulating immune cells ex vivo and in the human body to treat or diagnose disease.
- Living Cellular DevicesRe-engineered living cells and biological circuits as programmable devices for medicine, manufacturing, and sustainability.
- Molecular RoboticsSelf-assembling nucleic acid molecules that can be programmed like robots to carry out specific tasks at the nanoscale without requiring power.
- Synthetic BiologyBreakthrough approaches to reading, writing, and editing nucleic acids and proteins for multiple applications, varying from healthcare to data storage.
- Technology Areas
- 3D Printing
- Actuators
- Biomarker
- Building Materials
- Cell Therapy
- Diagnostics
- Disease Model
- DNA Nanostructures
- Drug Development
- Filtration & Separation
- Gene Circuits
- Imaging
- Immunotherapy
- Medical Devices
- Microbiome
- Microfabrication
- Microfluidics
- Microsystems
- Nanodevices
- Organs on Chips
- Robots
- Sensors
- Surface Coatings
- Therapeutics
- Vaccines
- Wearable Devices
- Disciplines
- Aging
- Architecture
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Cell Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Control
- Design
- Electrical Engineering
- Genetics
- Genome Engineering
- Immune Engineering
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanobiology
- Medicine
- Microtechnology
- Nanobiotechnology
- Nanotechnology
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Polymer Chemistry
- Regenerative Medicine
- Robotics
- Self Assembly
- Stem Cell Engineering
- Surgery
- Synthetic Biology
- Tissue Engineering
- Toxicology
- Application Areas
- Anti-aging
- Apparel
- Bacteria
- Balance & Motor Control
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Drug Development
- Energy
- Fundamental Research
- Heart Disease
- Hemostasis
- Infectious Disease
- Inflammatory Diseases
- Intestinal Disease
- Kidney Disease
- Liver Disease
- Lung Disease
- Manufacturing
- Motor Control
- Personalized Medicine
- Rehabilitation
- Sepsis
- Stroke
- Sustainability
- Targeted Drug Delivery
- Toxicology
- Water
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Video/AnimationRomu: A Robot for Environmental ProtectionResearchers at the Wyss Institute have developed a robot designed to drive interlocking sheet piles into the ground to help stabilize soil. Teams of such robots could help combat erosion, restore damaged landscapes, and facilitate sustainable land management in a variety of settings. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard -
Video/AnimationLe Lab Presents: Designing Future Therapeutics with Samir MitragotriWyss Core Faculty member Samir Mitragotri, Ph.D. presented a talk at Le Laboratoire Cambridge on February 13th, 2019, titled Designing Future Therapeutics. Effective delivery of therapeutics is a major problem in today’s healthcare. At a fundamental level, the challenge of therapeutic delivery reflects the fact that the drug distribution in the body is limited by body’s... -
Video/AnimationLe Lab Presents: Measuring and Mimicking Biology with David WaltWyss Core Faculty member David Walt, Ph.D. presented a talk at Le Laboratoire Cambridge on January 23rd 2019, titled Measuring and Mimicking Biology: Eyes, Noses, Genes and Proteins. Walt and his team have taken inspiration from both the visual and olfactory systems to design sensor arrays that are inspired by the properties of the natural systems. Optical fiber... -
Video/AnimationKidney Organiods: Flow-Enhanced Vascularization and Maturation In VitroThis video explains how the collaborative project created vascularized kidney organoids and how they advance the field of tissue engineering. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University. -
Audio/PodcastScientists not the Science: Entrepreneur – David WaltThis podcast episode was produced for the Scientists not Science series. Physicist and active researcher Dr. Stuart Higgins speaks with David Walt about his background, from growing up on the outskirts of Detroit, through his academic career, to the key seminar he gave that got him noticed by a venture capitalist. Throughout David’s career he... -
Audio/PodcastTechnology and Biology brought together in BiomechanicsWearable technology and robotics are two rehabilitation methods used to help those with limited mobility regain movement. Paolo Bonato, PhD, Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Wyss Institute Associate Faculty member, discusses the role of innovative technology in rehabilitation in this ThinkResearch episode from the Harvard Catalyst. -
Video/AnimationBill Meets BotsIn April 2018, Bill Gates visited several Harvard University robotics labs, including two of Wyss Institute Core Faculty members Rob Wood and Conor Walsh. While visiting Wood’s Harvard Microrobotics he learned about the RoboBee and soft grippers for deep sea exploration, and in the Walsh’s Harvard Biodesign Lab he learned about the soft wearable exosuit... -
Video/AnimationHAMR-E: Inverted and Vertical Climbing MicrorobotHAMR-E, created in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, is a micro-robot that uses electroadhesion to scale vertical, inverted, and curved surfaces, allowing it to explore spaces that are too small for humans. HAMR-E could one day be used to inspect jet engines and other complicated machines without requiring them to be taken apart. Credit: Wyss Institute at... -
Video/AnimationHow a Harvard Professor Makes Transforming Toys & DesignsHow a Harvard Professor Makes Transforming Toys and Designs was originally published by WIRED on November 29, 2018. This story features Associate Faculty member Chuck Hoberman. The original story can be found here. -
Audio/PodcastFrom the Old Chemistry Set to the New ‘BioBits,’ Cutting-Edge Kit to Teach BiologyFrom the Old Chemistry Set to the New ‘BioBits,’ Cutting-Edge Kit to Teach Biology was originally broadcast on WBUR on November 23, 2018. This story features Wyss Core Faculty member James Collins. The original broadcast story can be found here. -
Video/AnimationLight-driven fine chemical production in yeast biohybridsWyss Institute Core Faculty member Neel Joshi explains the concept of yeast biohybrids and how they can be used to harvest energy from light to drive the production of fine chemicals. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University -
Video/AnimationRobert Wood receives Max Planck-Humboldt MedalThis photomatic portrays Robert Wood and his team innovating (soft) robotics research with new approaches. Credit: Max Planck Society