Associate Professor Tom Vandervelde has been elected chair of the Optics for Energy Technical Group for the Optical Society of America (OSA).

Tufts engineers have invented a chip-sized, high-speed modulator that operates at terahertz frequencies and at room temperature at low voltages without consuming DC power. It could make faster data transmission possible.

In honor of their parents, siblings Maria Giatrelis, E89, and Rich Ferrelli, A85, established the Riccardo and Dora Ferrelli Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund for first-generation Tufts students.

Summer scholar Anu Gamage, E18, spent her summer developing an inverted pendulum that could continue collecting accurate measurements and balancing itself in the case of a cyberattack.

Mimir Insights creates researcher database for biotech industries.

Tufts engineers have developed threads that, when sutured into tissue, collect and wirelessly transmit diagnostic data.

Tufts engineers have developed threads that, when sutured into tissue, collect and wirelessly transmit diagnostic data.

Professor Karen Panetta spoke to CNNMoney about job opportunities for female engineers, and how women can navigate engineering's predominantly male culture.