Small but fast: a miniaturized origami-inspired robot combines micrometer precision with high speed Because of their high precision and speed, Delta robots are deployed in many industrial pr... Read more
Stable autonomous kill switches ensure biocontainment of living microbes designed as devices for medicine or the environment Synthetic biologists are fitting the genomes of microorganisms wi... Read more
Autonomously growing synthetic DNA strands Synthetic biologists and nanobiologists are re-purposing DNA, the hereditary material present in nearly all the body’s cells, as a smart and stable... Read more
Wyss Institute team unveils a low-cost, portable method to manufacture biomolecules for a wide range of vaccines, other therapies as well as diagnostics Even amidst all the celebrated advanc... Read more
Powered by a chemical reaction controlled by microfluidics, 3D-printed ‘octobot’ has no electronics A team of Harvard University researchers with expertise in 3D printing, mechanical enginee... Read more
Lightweight suit to increase the wearer’s strength and endurance For decades engineers have built exoskeletons that use rigid links in parallel with the biological anatomy to increase... Read more
Synthetic biology technique could make it safer to put engineered microbes to work outside the lab Many research teams are developing genetically modified bacteria that could one day travel... Read more
The protective shell of a sea-dwelling chiton paves the way towards new materials that combine different functions Multifunctional materials with sensory capabilities like those of vision, t... Read more
Ability to introduce or reverse the spread of genetic traits through populations could one day improve pest management and disease control In parallel with their development of the first syn... Read more