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Alumni News & Profiles

July 23, 2025 Alumni Profile Alumni Q&A: Nora Barr Hennings, A.B., '10, MBA '16 Running the fleet of one of the largest American solar and battery storage companies ...
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Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering

Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering Degrees @ Harvard. Design the future! Explore materials, mechanics & innovation.
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A long-lasting, stable solid-state lithium battery

“Our research shows that the solid-state battery could be fundamentally different from the commercial liquid electrolyte lithium-ion battery,” said Li. “By studying their fundamental thermodynamics, ...
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Fiber-infused ink enables 3D-printed heart muscle to beat

Over the last decade, advances in 3D printing have unlocked new possibilities for bioengineers to build heart tissues and structures. Their goals include creating better in vitro platforms for ...
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A New Window into Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

Key Takeaways Harvard SEAS researchers have tested and validated lightweight nanofabricated structures that can passively float in the mesophere, which is about 45 miles above Earth’s surface. The ...
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EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills, urban areas

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson ...
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A Wearable Robot That Learns

Key Takeaways Harvard researchers have created a soft, wearable robotic device that provides personalized movement assistance for individuals with upper-limb impairment, such as stroke and ALS ...
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In a hotter world, air conditioning isn’t a luxury, it’s a lifesaver

As extreme heatwaves ravage the United States, Europe and Africa, killing thousands, scientists warn that the worst is still to come. With countries continuing to pump greenhouse gasses into the ...
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Imperiled information

It seems that every few weeks, news breaks of another company attacked by hackers, with personal data provided by thousands or millions of individual users stolen. But how dangerous are these data ...
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Saving Chilean mummies from climate change

The head and torso of a Chinchorro mummy at San Miguel de Azapa Museum in Arica, Chile. Due to rising humidity levels during the past decade, many of the Chinchorro mummies have begun to rapidly ...
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Robots to help with human habitation in space

The gripper switches between three modes, which are suited to tasks that require maintaining a secure hold on an object or applying high pressure, precise finger positioning or in-hand manipulation, ...
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Modeling electric response of materials, a million atoms at a time

Falletta, who now works at Radical AI on accelerating materials discovery, said that foundational models based on the one described in Nature Communications could allow machine learning-enabled ...