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A History of Innovation at Boston University
Boston University: A History of Invention and Innovation
10 inspiring inventions and impactful ideas from Boston University researchers
Revolutionizing MRI restoration with transformer technology
Revolutionizing MRI restoration with transformer technology
Time names Zhang’s Wireless MRI Coils an Invention of the Year
Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas”
PGUOM can block noise without blocking air
This smarter acoustic barrier blocks more noise without blocking the air
Acoustic shield blocks noise without blocking airflow
Smarter sound shield blocks noise without blocking air
Boston team creates ‘noise-canceling’ material that blocks sound
Breakthrough sound shield traps broadband noise in open, dynamic environments
Breakthrough acoustic shield cancels noise without airflow loss
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air
An innovative acoustic filter: it blocks noise without blocking airflow. Here’s how it works.
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air
Zhang Lab’s sound control breakthrough at Boston University
ITC
Room sound screen blocks noise without blocking air
Boston University unveils revolutionary metamaterial that blocks sound while letting air through
Metamaterial sound shield could cut industrial noise while maintaining airflow
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air
Breakthrough in sound control: Phase gradient ultra-open metamaterials for broadband acoustic silencing
Smarter sound shield silences noise without sacrificing airflow
Breakthrough sound shield traps broadband noise in open, dynamic environments
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Breakthrough sound shield traps broadband noise in open, dynamic environments
Smart sound shield lets air in, keeps noise out
Breakthrough sound shield traps broadband noise in open, dynamic environments
Boston University researchers develop ‘smarter’ sound shield blocking noise without blocking airflow
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise without blocking air
Innovative sound shield reduces noise while allowing airflow
Innovative sound shield reduces noise while allowing airflow
Sound shield blocks noise, keeps air flowing
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise—without blocking air (Image)
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise—without blocking air
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise—without blocking air
This smarter sound shield blocks more noise—without blocking air
Thomas A. Edison Patent Award for Xin Zhang
Making MRI more globally accessible
Materials by design
Custom-tuned Materials
New textile for smarter, sturdier fitness tracking tech
Color meets bio-inspired metamaterials
Xin Zhang featured in American Scientist
BU team’s MRI coil innovation can enable wearable imaging
Metamaterials to make MRI affordable globally
Metamaterials to make MRI scans faster, cheaper, and more accurate
Transforming magnetic resonance imaging with metamaterials
Making MRI more globally accessible: how metamaterials offer affordable, high-impact solutions
Making MRI more globally accessible: how metamaterials offer affordable, high-impact solutions
Making MRI more globally accessible: how metamaterials offer affordable, high-impact solutions (Image)
Making MRI more globally accessible: how metamaterials offer affordable, high-impact solutions
Cover of Advanced Materials (Vol. 36, No. 33)
Making MRI more globally accessible: How metamaterials offer affordable, high-impact solutions
Cover of Advanced Materials (Vol. 36, No. 31)
Cover of Advanced Science (Vol. 11, No. 26)
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging
Metamaterials boost MRI imaging power
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging
Engineer explains the science behind metamaterials and MRI enhancement
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging (Image #3)
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging (Image #2)
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging (Image #1)
Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging
Unleashing the Power of Metamaterials to Improve MRI Imaging
American Society for Mechanical Engineers honors Xin Zhang with its 2024 Lecture Award
Zhang wins the 2024 Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award
More honors for Zhang
Xin Zhang wins STAT Madness 2023 All-Star Award
Zhang to join European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Xin Zhang earns Sigma Xi’s Chubb Award
Xin Zhang — the Walston Chubb Award for Innovation
Cover of Analyst (Vol. 148, No. 15)
Xin Zhang wins STAT Madness 2023 All-Star Award
Xin Zhang wins STAT Madness 2023 All-Star Award
An MRI helmet out of ‘Back to the Future’ wins STAT Summit research pick
STAT Madness Winners
Xin Zhang to compete for STAT Madness All-Star Award
Engineering our future
A wearable metamaterial could make MRI crisper, faster, and cheaper
Pushing the envelope of excellence
Four named Term Distinguished Professors of Engineering
Xin-Zhang a Guggenheim Fellow
How do you make a better MRI
Researchers use acoustic metamaterials to block out sound
Growing tissue and engineers
Pushing the limits of science
A Zhang patent honored again
Brain anomalies identified on qMRI in adolescents born extremely preterm
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
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MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
Brain anomalies ID’d on qMRI in adolescents born extremely preterm
MRI technique detects differences in brain structure of premature babies who develop abnormalities
Study says quantitative MRI can detect biomarkers of neurological conditions in adolescents with extremely preterm birth
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
MRI finds markers of atypical brain development in kids born preterm
Scienmag
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
qMRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
Quantitative MRI can detect subtle differences in the brain structure of premature babies
AuntMinnie.com
MRI illuminates brain structure abnormalities in premature babies
Brain anomalies ID’d on qMRI in adolescents born extremely preterm
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm (Image)
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
MRI identifies markers of atypical brain development in children born preterm
Engineer Xin Zhang awarded 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
2022 Guggenheim Fellowships announced
2022 Guggenheim Fellows announced
Xin Zhang a Guggenheim Fellow
Engineer Xin Zhang awarded 2022 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
Four named Term Distinguished Professors of Engineering
A helmet as useful as it is striking
Dispositivos Medicos
Wearable magnetic headgear for faster, low-cost MRIs
5 Ws of a wearable metamaterial
Metamaterial helmet enhances MRI results
A bizarre looking helmet for creating better brain scans
Metamaterial helmet improves MRIs
This metamaterial helmet boosts MRI brain scans
This metamaterial helmet boosts MRI brain scans
TheHealthGuild
Funky helmet enhances MRI brain scans
Metamaterial for better magnetic resonance imaging
Metamaterial MRI cap
BU researchers develop novel helmet that boosts quality of MR images
Eccentric helmet may be the future of brain scans
3 Brilliant Minutes: Health-related shorts
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
Raising the floor beyond all expectations
Scientists develop bizarre helmet for brain scan
You can keep your hat on (in the MRI)
Bizarre helmet could revolutionize MRI scans
New wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI scans crisper, faster, and cheaper
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
The strange-looking helmet that can improve brain scans
Bizarre helmet made of plastic and copper wires for better brain scanning
Bizarre ‘metamaterial’ helmet creates higher resolution brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can do better brain scans
Bizarre-looking helmet can create better brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
Wearable MRI helmet makes brain scans quicker, quieter and crisper
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
Bizarre-looking helmet can create better brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans (Image #2)
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans (Image #1)
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans (Video)
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
New Metamaterial Improves MRI Imaging
This bizarre looking helmet can create better brain scans
Cover of Advanced Materials (Vol. 34, No. 6)
Signal processing underpins advances in medical diagnostics and treatments
A new material can block out 94% of noise, even in a jet engine
A Zhang patent honored again
Cross-disciplinary research teams win Kilachand funding
Five studies pushing the limits of science
Cover of Advanced Optical Materials (Vol. 9, No. 22)
Xin Zhang on WSJ’s The Future of Everything Podcast
No more noise: Metamaterials can make the world a quieter place
Cover of Advanced Science (Vol. 7, No. 19)
Zhang receives accolades for innovative research
Magnetic metamaterial can turn up the volume of MRI
Boston University’s acoustic metamaterials
Boston University researchers design intelligent magnetic metamaterial that boosts MRI scans
Metamaterials boost MRI performance without increased magnetic field
Metamaterials boost MRI performance without increased magnetic field
Magnetic metamaterial could improve MRIs
Top twelve Terriers of 2019
Canceling sound with metamaterials
Advanced Materials Cover: Intelligent metamaterials power MRI
12 breakthroughs that wowed us in 2019
Xin Zhang elected to National Academy of Inventors
Xin Zhang elected to National Academy of Inventors
Cover of Advanced Materials (Vol. 31, No. 49)
Zhang receives award from the Institution of Engineering and Technology
Nonlinear metamaterials improve MR imaging
NAI
National Academy of Inventors announces 2019 Fellows
Innovation through bio-inspired metamaterials
Making the world a lot quieter
ACS
Cover of ACS Applied Nano Materials (Vol. 2, No. 11)
Nonlinear metamaterials could revolutionize MRI scanning
New ‘metamaterial’ can make MRI scans safer and cheaper
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial makes MRI affordable and accessible
Researchers design ‘intelligent’ metamaterial to make MRIs affordable and accessible
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial may increase image quality, lower costs of MR scans
New device could reduce MRI scanning times from an hour to 5 minutes
Intelligent metamaterials for enhanced MRI
$10 ‘intelligent’ material could make MRI faster
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial to make MRIs affordable and accessible
Metamaterial could make MRIs affordable
‘Quantum leap’: ‘Intelligent’ new material for quicker, cheaper MRIs
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial could make MRI faster, safer, and more accessible
Researchers design ‘intelligent’ metamaterial to make MRIs affordable and accessible
Speeding up MRI scans to save lives
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial makes MRIs affordable and accessible
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial to make MRIs affordable and accessible (Image)
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial to make MRIs affordable and accessible (Video)
‘Intelligent’ metamaterial to make MRIs affordable and accessible
Researchers design ‘intelligent’ metamaterial to make MRIs affordable and accessible
Speeding up MRI scans to save lives
Zhang elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
The Transformers
NIH
Metamaterial markedly boosts MRI performance
2019 American Physical Society Fellows announced
5 technologies to bring a quieter world
Magnetic metamaterial amplifies MRI
New metamaterial can silence sound
New metamaterial can silence sound
New metamaterial can silence sound
New metamaterial can silence sound
New metamaterial can silence sound
New metamaterial can silence sound
New metamaterial can silence sound
New magnetic material may improve MRI quality
Magnetic metamaterial can “turn up the volume” of MRI
Scientists create invention that can block all types of sound
Acoustics and Science: Just switch off the noise of the world
Sathel Energia
Metamaterial revolutionizes magnetic resonance and medical imaging
Magnetic metamaterial can “turn up the volume” of MRI
Magnetic metamaterial can increase MRI Tesla strength
Novel magnetic metamaterial boosts MRI performance
3D printed magnetic metamaterial boosts MRI scanners
New discovery improves MRI image quality and shortens scan time
Metamaterial revolutionizes magnetic resonance and medical imaging
Watch how magnetic metamaterials magnify MRI performance
MedicalExpo
Crisper MRI now possible thanks to helical resonator metamaterials
Magnetic metamaterial amplifies MRI
Magnetic metamaterial can ‘turn up the volume’ of MRI
New resonators improve MRI performance
Innovation Toronto
A new metamaterial that improves MRI quality and cut scan time in half
Magnetic metamaterial can “turn up the volume” of MRI
How a magnetic metamaterial ring is improving MRI power
New metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time
AuntMinnie.com
New metamaterial could boost MRI capabilities
New metamaterial can ‘turn up volume’ of MRI scans
New metamaterial that can improves MRI quality and reduces scan time
Metamaterial that improves MRI quality and reduces scan time
Scienmag
New metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time
New metamaterial improves MRI performance
New metamaterial can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time
Metamaterial can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time
New metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time
New metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time (Image)
New metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time
How magnetic metamaterial improves MRI
Simple device ‘turns up the volume’ of MRI images
Magnetic metamaterial amplifies MRI for clearer images in less time
Magnetic metamaterial can “turn up volume” of MRI
How magnetic metamaterial improves MRI
Magnetic metamaterial can “turn up the volume” of MRI
Metamaterials offer communications breakthroughs
Xin Zhang is BU’s Innovator of the Year
Cover of Advanced Functional Materials (Vol. 29, No. 22)
A new artificial material that completely blocks the sound
The business of selling silence: from air bubbles to acoustic metamaterials
Acoustic material that blocks sound but allows passage of air
Acoustic metamaterials
ACS
Cover of ACS Photonics (Vol. 6, No. 4)
Ring the noise
This is the innovative acoustic material that blocks sound but not air
The innovative “acoustic metamaterial” that blocks sound but not air
The innovative “acoustic metamaterial” that blocks sound but not air
Acoustic shield promises to end drone buzz
The innovative “acoustic metamaterial” that blocks sound but not air
Innovation through bio-inspired metamaterials
This new material acts like a giant mute button
Design News
Metamaterials block noise without hindering air flow
Scientists have developed hollow sound-insulating materials
The world becomes ultra quiet: acoustic metamaterial devices isolate sound
The world becomes ultra quiet: acoustic metamaterials isolate 94% of sound
BU research makes the world quieter
New material blocks sound but lets air and light pass
The strongest sound insulation research in history!
“Metamaterials” block noise while maintaining light transmission and ventilation
This material promises to revolutionize noise cancellation forever
Acoustic metamaterial silences sound without blocking airflow
Scientists invent material that can block sound, but allow air and light to pass
Boston University researchers develop new sound-canceling metamaterial
Beat the noise! BU’s metamaterial blocks sound but allows air and light pass through
This 3D printed metamaterial cancels 94% of sound
[The industry is crazy] A ring lets the air through but cuts off the sound!
Shape blocking sound
Business Insider France
This acoustic material could change your life in 3 ways
Scientists have designed a material that blocks 94% of the sounds
Scientists develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that blocks sound, but not air or light
New material blocks sound but allows air and light to pass through
Scientists create a material that can block sound, but not air or light
Mathematically perfect 3D printed material that absorbs all noise
Scientists have developed material that goes against logic
Noise canceling metamaterial constructed from mathematical modeling
The birth of the 3D printed acoustical metamaterial industry
New anti-noise material could end up with drone and aircraft noise
BU creates mathematically perfect, sound-blocking ring
Researchers develop acoustic metamaterial that blocks sound
Scientists create material that blocks sound, but not air or light
Hush: scientists create flexible, soundproof material that could quiet drones
BU engineers invent noise-cancelling tech
A device that silences sound without blocking airflow
Researchers have created a material capable of blocking sounds
New ‘acoustic metamaterial’ cancels sound
Acoustic metamaterial noise cancellation device
An “acoustic metamaterial” that can reduce 94 percent of the sound
Scientists discover new types of silencer technology
Acoustic metamaterial blocks nearly all sound
This tube almost completely attenuates the sound
Researchers make metamaterial that can block the sound relatively well
Drones, created a material capable of making them silent
Researchers make metamaterial that can block noise relatively well
Silencers have been developed to silence drones
Material that cancels sounds, for future silent drones
BU researchers 3D print ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound without blocking airflow
Engineers send loud and annoying sound back to where it came
A device that silences noise without blocking airflow
3DPrinted acoustic metamaterials
Acoustic meta-material: a shape that reflects sound but passes light and air
Scientists discover a strange shape that blocks almost all sound
Boston engineers 3D print open noise-cancelling metamaterials
Scientists create artificial material that totally blocks sound
This acoustic metamaterial might be the future of noise cancellation
Researchers develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound
Up To Boston
BU Engineers create an acoustic metamaterial to drown out sound waves
eeDesignIt
New noise cancellation structure blocks 94% of sounds
This new muffler filters 94 percent of all noise
Acoustic metamaterial cancels 94% of the noises without blocking the air
Acoustic metamaterial silences sound without blocking airflow
3D printed noise barrier blocks 94% of all sound passing through an open tube
New noise-blocking material could make jets and drones super quiet
Scientist develop novel ‘acoustic material’ that cancels sound
Engineers create ring-shaped material that can sound sounds
Engineers create ring-shaped material capable of muting sounds
A new material that can block 94% of noise with a 3D printer
Researchers developed a shape that might be the holy grail of soundproofing
Sound absorbing metamaterial developed
Acoustic metamaterial is a noise silencer that is as cool as it sounds
Soundproofing: Noise-cancelling new acoustic material developed
This new ‘acoustic metamaterial’ can cancel the sounds of anything—without blocking airflow
Engineers have created a shape that blocks all sound
Engineers develop acoustic metamaterial that can cancel 94 percent of sound
Scientists have discovered a shape that blocks all sound
Novel ‘acoustic material’ that cancels sound developed
New metamaterial from the 3D printer almost completely eliminates noise
New metamaterial completely eliminates noise
Metamaterial might revolutionize the most difficult aspect of studio design
New metamaterial can isolate sounds without harming airflow
A new ‘mathematically perfect’ material could completely swallow sound
Acoustic metamaterial that eliminates 94% of sound was born in the US
The era of silent flight: acoustic metamaterials
BU researchers develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound
Researchers developed “acoustic metamaterials” that cancels out sound
The “ghost” drones arrive, here is the new material that cancels the noise
New metamaterial completely eliminates noise
7thSpace
BU researchers develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound
Sound-canceling rings block noise but not air
Making the world a lot quieter
Acoustic metamaterial blocks 94% of the sounds but not the air
Acoustic metamaterials can block 94% of sounds
‘Acoustic metamaterial’ could be real-life mute button
New ‘acoustic metamaterial’ cancels sound
Researchers develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound
BU researchers develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound (Image)
BU researchers develop ‘acoustic metamaterial’ that cancels sound
Making the world a lot quieter
New acoustic metamaterial could make the world a lot quieter
Acoustic metamaterial noise cancellation device
Physics Buzz
New metamaterial silencer creates passive noise canceling without blocking airflow
NPG
Banner image in Microsystems and Nanoengineering — Nature
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Featured article in Microsystems and Nanoengineering — Nature
Cover of Small (Vol. 14, No. 47)
Metamaterials offer communications breakthroughs
ENG’s Xin Zhang is BU’s 2018 innovator of the year, first woman chosen
New technique clears hemodialysis catheter clots
Xin Zhang to deliver DeLisi Lecture
Xin Zhang presents DeLisi Distinguished Lecture
College of Engineering Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture by Professor Xin Zhang
Reconfigurable metasurfaces
OSA
Cover of Optica (Vol. 5, Issue 3)
Xin Zhang to deliver DeLisi Lecture
BU Materials Day 2017
Metamaterials: Tuning into long-wavelength light
2016 IEEE Sensors Council Award winners
Three members of ENG Faculty named IEEE Fellows
Xin Zhang’s Lab Research Published in Microsystems & Nanoengineering
NPG
Cover of Microsystems and Nanoengineering — Nature (Vol. 2, Issues 3-4)
NPG
Featured article in Microsystems & Nanoengineering — Nature
ENG Faculty elevated to Prestigious Fellowships
Zhang elected AAAS Fellow
Zhang receives Technical Achievement Award
NPG
Featured article in Microsystems & Nanoengineering — Nature
Cover of Advanced Materials (Vol. 28, No. 8)
Zhang elected AIMBE Fellow
Naturally inspired
AIP
Cover of Applied Physics Letters (Vol. 107, No. 23)
OSA
Zhang elected OSA Fellow
Zhang selected as ASME Fellow
Acting classes give scientists tools to pitch their work
Cover of Extreme Mechanics Letters (Vol. 4)
Photonics Center programs promote diversity in STEM fields
Optically tunable metamaterials fit flexible substrates
ME faculty receive first Schlumberger-BU research grants
Zhang selected as ASME Fellow
NSF REU Site in Integrated Nanomanufacturing
LMST at the Boston University Photonics Center
APS
Kaleidoscope: Array of broadband tunable three-dimensional hybrid metamaterials
Boston University Nanotechnology Innovation
New path to terahertz radiation detectors
Terahertz radiation can induce insulator-to-metal change of state in some materials
Terahertz radiation can induce insulator-to-metal change of state in some materials
A golden antenna turns an insulator into a metal
Biomimetic platform could pave the way towards kidney-on-a-chip development
IOP
Cover of Journal of Micronechanics and Microengineering (Vol. 22, No. 4)
Color coded: Healthcare technology brochure profiling LMST
Metamaterials to see in THz
Paper-based metamaterial biosensor
Optical metamaterials seek real-world applications
Chemical detection for oil and other applications
BU poised to impact cancer research
Mechanical engineers fashion implantable silk biosensors
Cover of Advanced Materials (Vol. 22, No. 32)
The Power of Small: Nanotechnology at BU Engineering
Frontiers of Nanomedicine
Terahertz radiation and metamaterials combine to form super X-Ray specs
New ‘metamaterial’ device may lead to see-through cameras and scanners
Back Cover Page for BU Engineering Magazine
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Big ideas reap big rewards
NSF honors ME faculty
Tackling society’s grand challenges
ENG lab makes metamaterial advances
ENG researchers take on the riddles of the nanoworld
Planar wallpaper-group metamaterials display multiple terahertz resonances
Metamaterial Persian carpets
Metamaterial Persian carpets
Near-perfect ‘black’
Near-perfect ‘black’
Filling the THz gap
National Academy of Engineering honors Xin Zhang
Thinking small: Developing tiny machines With big potential