Silk provides the building blocks to transform modern medicine
Tufts researchers harness protein from silk to make virus-sensing gloves, surgical screws that dissolve in your body, and other next-generation biomedical materials.
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Silk can keep your food fresher—and make your glue stickier
Researchers discover surprising new uses for materials made from the proteins of the ancient fiber.
Nadine Aubry elected to Royal Academy of Engineering
The scholar, academic innovator, and engineering leader is recognized for her advancements in fluid dynamics.
An eye on student life across the generations at Tufts
A Jumbo-sized exhibition of photographs from the 1870s to the present at East Hall shows the ways that undergraduate campus life has evolved.
Buried Ancient Roman glass formed substance with modern applications
Researchers reveal how photonic crystals were created by glass corrosion and recrystallization over centuries.
Tufts’ 2023 Fulbright grantees fan out across the world
Mandy Wang, E22, is among several Fulbright scholars from Tufts this year.
Tufts ranks in Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022
Tufts was awarded 28 utility patents this year, demonstrating success from research across the university.
A taste of life beyond the lab
Doctoral candidates at Tufts’ Center for Cellular Agriculture tour Bay Area companies creating lab-grown meat products.
The argument for digital privacy
Online data reveals way more details of our private lives than most of us expect; what’s needed, Bridge Professor Susan Landau says, are new laws and policies to protect our online privacy.