Research
Coverage of significant discoveries, academic studies, and research initiatives led by Harvard scholars across disciplines.
AI Outperforms Doctors in Emergency Room Tasks, New Harvard Study Shows
Researchers say the technology could help physicians with triage, diagnosis.
Judge Orders NIH to Restore Grants
Ruling likely won’t affect most of Harvard’s research cuts.
How Does the Brain Interpret Language in Real-Time?
New research on how the brain uses sounds to form words and create meaning.
Harvard Researchers on Speaking to Whales
Project CETI’s pioneering effort to unlock the language of sperm whales
Harvard Pushes to Advance Basic and Applied Quantum Physics
Harvard thinks bigger about the odd realm of matter at the very smallest scale.
Harvard’s HouseZero, the building that thinks
The Center for Green Buildings and Cities aims to reduce energy used to heat and cool buildings to nearly zero.
Building RoboBees: How Harvard Engineers Are Revolutionizing Micro-Robotics
The push to build flying, thinking, robot swarms
Lightweight, distortion-free flat lens uses antennae, not glass, to focus light
Harvard scientists have developed a tiny, lightweight, distortion-free lens that focuses light without glass.
Where Does Tuberculosis Hide?
The fight against an ancient scourge shifts to new battlegrounds...
Federico Capasso: The Quantum Designer
From quantum materials design to “voodoo physics” in the nanoscientists’ weird world