Plants Get Wearables to Track Their Health
With new sensors, farmers could use real-time information to manage crop conditions before visible signs of plant stress appear.
Energy, water, and environment
What D.C.’s Algal Bloom Reveals About a Growing Water Threat
A water-quality expert explains how heat, nutrients, and climate change are fueling harmful blooms—and threatening freshwater supplies.
Brenner on Boston Public Radio's Curiosity Desk
Professor of the Practice Brian Brenner explains what happens when bridges are decommissioned on Boston Public Radio's Curiosity Desk. (Interview begins at 2:24:08)
Characterizing Extreme Wildfire Statistics to Improve Risk Assessment and Resilience
Louis Berger Chair and Professor Farshid Vahedifard and Ph.D. student Amirali Asadian led a study showing that extreme wildfire statistics require distinct modeling approaches that can more accurately estimate wildfire size and probability of occurrence.
Integrating Science and Community Needs to Better Plan for Floods
Professor Shafiqul Islam and his team analyzed the hydrology and social narratives surrounding a flood in Bangladesh to help inform effective solutions to flooding and other environmental disasters.
Leveraging Levees with Digital Twins: Tufts Duo Receives NSF Grant
Professors Farshid Vahedifard and Babak Moaveni will study how to better monitor and model important structures that are key to flood protection.
Reinventing an Industry: From eReaders to Sustainable AI Displays
Johnson Lee, A98, a Tufts alumnus and CEO of E Ink Holdings Inc., delivered the 14th Dean’s Lecture where he discussed E Ink’s evolving role in the LCD screen business.
Harnessing the Superpowers of Silk
Frank C. Doble Professor Fiorenzo Omenetto spoke about his silk research on Science Friday.
Protecting Public Safety by Improving Post-Wildfire Remediation and Rebuilding
Assistant Professor Lauryn Spearing received an NSF grant to study barriers to rebuilding and remediating homes after wildfires.