He lost his arm in an accident. A new surgery is giving it back to him.
A team of Boston surgeons and scientists has developed a new approach to amputation. “My dream as a scientist is that a person with an arm amputation could play a Beethoven piece at normal speeds and dexterity,” says MIT’s Hugh Herr. The Boston Globe Magazine, April 3, 2022.
Shot in the Arm
Barney Graham is more responsible for the COVID-19 vaccine than anyone. His research began decades ago. Vanderbilt Magazine, Summer 2021.
Welcome to the Machine
AI is redefining how we fight climate change and combat disease. It is even revolutionizing the systems responsible for its own evolution. Tough Tech, Summer 2020.
Waste Not
Up to 40 percent of food is wasted on its way from the farm to your mouth. These companies are trying to change that. Tough Tech, Summer 2019.
New Lease on Life
Why Regenerative Medicine Is Finally Poised to Reach Its Potential. Tough Tech, Winter 2019.
The Future is Quantum
Quantum computing could revolutionize computing as we know it — if engineers can figure out how to make it useful. Tough Tech, June 2018.
Gene Idol
In the 1940s, Oswald Avery made a discovery that revolutionized science. Now, Colgate biologists are following in his footsteps to make their own genetic revelations. Colgate Magazine, February 2020.
Mission Possible
Humankind is poised to make tremendous advances in space exploration and travel within the next 15 years. A number of Ephs are leading the way. Williams Magazine, Spring 2019.