Scientists are one step closer to a revolution in DNA sequencing , following the development in a Harvard lab of a tiny device designed to read the minute electrical changes produced when DNA strands are passed through tiny holes - called nanopores - in an electrically charged membrane.

Winter mini-course explores plant-derived materials for wound closures, drug delivery, and tissue engineering - By Mureji Fatunde '12 - - Students in the undergraduate teaching labs at SEAS are investigating plant-based materials that may help regrow damaged neurons.

Sharing his lifelong passion for flight, CNS manager T. Fettah Kosar teaches aerodynamics from the cockpit - Ismail Türsan, at right, stands in front of the Kleopatra, a glider he built with his friends and flew in 1934, in Turkey.

Cambridge, Mass. - January 18, 2012 - When the "next big thing" is invented in a dorm room, ruminated over in a late-night café, or discovered in a laboratory, it will now find more support in - and its inventors will have better reasons to stay connected to - the Cambridge area.

Austin, TX - Astronomers using NASA's Kepler mission have discovered two new circumbinary planet systems - planets that orbit two stars, like Tatooine in the movie Star Wars.

Austin, TX - The stars we see today weren't always as serene as they appear, floating alone in the dark of night.

Projects will advance both basic science and applications, and accelerate development of exascale computing systems - Seven Harvard-affiliated researchers will receive grants to support collaborative projects in high-performance computing.

IDEO workshop at SEAS pushes the limits of engineering design into psychology, marketing, and freewheeling creativity - By Mureji Fatunde '12 - - Left to right: Emi Nietfeld '15; Matt Ricotta '15 (white shirt, behind); Joe Zinter, former design preceptor at SEAS; Connie Choi '12; and Siya Xuza '12.

Members of Eric Mazur's applied physics laboratory honored for innovative, energy-efficient research in photonics - Five researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) will be honored next week for their "pioneering contributions" to energy-efficient photonics.

Computer scientist honored for his work on integrating programming language and operating system information security mechanisms - Stephen Chong, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Biorobotics expert honored for contributions to the electrical and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession - Robert D. Howe, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), has been named a 2012 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

Real-time updates and commentary on the week-long Harvard trip to Palo Alto, California - This week (January 8-13), Silicon Valley will see an influx of bright minds and talent, as students from Harvard take part in an entrepreneurial "immersion" field trip.