Bacteria help make low-calorie sugar
Biomanufacturing can speed production of a low-glycemic sweetener—and may unlock its commercial potential, say Assistant Professor Nikhil Nair and postdoctoral fellow Josef Bober, EG19.
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Structural configurations and stability of GaAsBi compounds
Faculty and students recently published a paper in Computational Materials Science detailing their analysis of the effects of different configurations of bismuth atoms on the stability of GaAsBi compounds.
Remembering Distinguished Professor Flytzani-Stephanopoulos
Maria (Miretta) Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Robert and Marcy Haber Endowed Professor in Energy Sustainability, passed away on October 28.
Activating insulin-producing cells
Pancreatic beta cells “switched on” by light are engineered to enhance production of insulin in response to glucose levels.
Alum leads ChBE at University of Cincinnati
Anastasios Angelopoulos, E84 and EG88, has been named the new Head of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
Higher catalytic activity achieved
In research published in Nature Communications, a former member of Tufts’ Nano Catalysis and Energy Lab and colleagues develop a new group of catalysts.
The next generation of chemical engineers
Twenty middle school girls from Malden learned about polymer science and chemical engineering in a Tufts program offered this summer.
Inhibiting disease one enzyme at a time
Bright Futures Assistant Professor James Van Deventer received an NIH Outstanding Investigator Award to establish a comprehensive discovery platform that could lead to new classes of enzyme inhibitors.
A new path for energy storage
Assistant Professor Nav Nidhi Rajput is working towards a more efficient and sustainable future.