Shining a light on optical imaging
Professor Sergio Fantini and the Diffuse Optical Imaging of Tissue Lab find new ways to non-invasively study biological tissue at greater depths.
Graduate students
Building a company that lasts
Andy Youniss, co-founder and CEO of Rocket Software, shared his company's humanist outlook during the fall Dean's Lecture.
Scientists enhance color and texture of cultured meat
Cultured meat could reduce resources required in meat production, with a smaller environmental footprint relative to animal farming.
From Tufts to renewable energy
Roan Gideon, M.S. student in Offshore Wind Energy Engineering, is studying how to increase the global clean energy supply.
Self-driving garbage can
Alumnus Andrew Murray and his company Rezzi have developed SmartCan, a self-driving trash can that takes itself out to the curb on garbage day.
New Master's in Software Systems Development
The program focuses on skills that help engineers make complicated systems like databases, networks, and operating systems work together.
Engineer wins scholarship
Jean Phuong Pham, a master’s student in innovation management and human factors engineering, was awarded for her achievements in entrepreneurship.
Transistors on a thread
Tufts engineers make thread-based transistors that are extremely flexible and could be used in wearables.
Cultured meat and entomophagy
Engineers at Tufts suggest that coupling trends in cultured meat and entomophagy (i. e., eating insects) could include future steaks composed of caterpillar tissue.