Key takeaways An interference pattern that emerges from three stacked and twisted layers of graphene, called a supermoiré pattern, can uncover hidden properties of simpler moiré materials. SEAS ...

When a crack forms in the new material, the long spaghetti strands spread out the stress by sliding past each other, allowing more rubber to crystallize as it stretches, and overall making the ...

Evolution of a light beam carrying optical rotatum as a function of propagation distance. The rotatum was created with a simple setup using a liquid crystal display.

Almost a decade ago, Harvard engineers unveiled the world’s first visible-spectrum metasurfaces – ultra-thin, flat devices patterned with nanoscale structures that could precisely control the behavior ...

To go airborne, the robot uses what’s called latch-mediated spring actuation, in which potential energy is stored in an elastic element – the furcula – that can be deployed in milliseconds like a ...

Harvard researchers have mapped and catalogued more than 70,000 synaptic connections from about 2,000 rat neurons, using a silicon chip capable of recording small yet telltale synaptic signals from a ...

A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to how muscles contract and relax in response to signals from the nervous ...

The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, Harvard researchers think they have a good explanation for a ...

Fish can accumulate high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), even far from sources of contamination, according to a new study by researchers at The Harvard John A. Paulson School of ...

Juncheng Yang Juncheng Yang will join SEAS in 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Yang’s research focuses on the performance, sustainability and reliability of data systems. He ...

When you think of the science behind data centers, you probably first think of computer science. It makes sense – data centers are essentially large collections of computers that maintain the data and ...

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 ...