When a group of Harvard alumni formed the Experiment Fund (Xfund) a little over a year ago, they were hoping that their seed fund would nourish a burgeoning entrepreneurial culture on campus-and beyond-and make a profit as well.

: Caroline Perry , (617) 496-1351 - These false-color SEM images reveal microscopic flower structures created by manipulating a chemical gradient to control crystalline self-assembly.

Part classroom, part carnival, Design & Project Fair showcases diversity of creative work at SEAS - Jamie Song '13 ( right ) strummed the invisible strings of a laser harp she designed with Doug Bright '13 ( left ) and their classmate Thomas Esch ( not pictured ).

On May 5, 2013, CBS' 60 Minutes reported on the use of counterinsurgency tactics, developed by the U.S. military abroad, to tackle the problem of gang violence in Springfield, Mass.

$1,000 prize recognizes outstanding academic achievements by an undergraduate in engineering sciences - The New York City Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) has awarded Harvard College senior Riju Agrawal '13 the 2013 Colonel and Mrs. S. S. Dennis, III Scholarship in recognition of his hard work and dedication to research.

Federico Capasso , Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), has been selected to receive the 2013 SPIE Gold Medal.

Award offers computer scientist a 5-year appointment with $100,000 of research support per year - The Simons Foundation has appointed Salil Vadhan , Vicky Joseph Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), a Simons Investigator.

Honor recognizes his expertise in solid mechanics and materials engineering, especially buckling and cracking - John W. Hutchinson , Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mechanics, Emeritus , has been elected to foreign membership in the Royal Society.

On May 5, 2013, CBS' 60 Minutes reported on the use of counterinsurgency tactics, developed by the U.S. military abroad, to tackle the problem of gang violence in Springfield, Mass.

In culmination of a decade's work, RoboBees achieve vertical takeoff, hovering, and steering - : Caroline Perry , (617) 496-1351 - In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight.

By Valerie Vande Panne - Harvard Gazette - Imagine spraying the nape of your neck with a skinlike substance that keeps you cool as you jog in the August heat.

: Caroline Perry , (617) 496-1351 - A Harvard-led team of researchers has created a new type of nanoscale device that converts an optical signal into waves that travel along a metal surface.