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Subject tests the PERCEPT system in the Knowles Engineering building.
Visionary Eye
PERCEPT wireless scanning system enables the blind to navigate buildings with ease
Agar plate covered with bacteria in yellow and three spots with antibiotics.
Microbial Warfare: Harnessing Toxin Ecology to Fight Disease
UMass Amherst resource economist Sylvia Brandt in her office.
Breathe Easy
Putting a price tag on pollution
Hawk Moth and microRNA
Life Sciences Moment
UMass center charts faster path from bench to bedside
hand holding breathable carbon nanotube material for smart uniform of the future
Second Skin
Polymer scientists play pivotal “roll” in smart suit of the future
UMass Amherst Microbiologist, Wilmore Webley
Battling Super Bugs
Novel delivery system holds promise for first Chlamydia vaccine
Image of robots uBot5 and UBot6 developed by UMass Amherst computer scientists.
Building Smart Robots
Scientists explore use of robots to aid recovery from stroke
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Innovation: Vayu Vest Uses Deep Pressure Therapy to Aid Children with Autism
UMass alumni and entrepreneurs Brian Mullen and Chris Leidel.
The Quest for the Vest
Innovation helps kids with autism
Taxus suspension cultures in Susan Robert's cellular engineering lab.
Cells Demystified
UMass Scientists harness cellular mechanisms for better health and a cleaner environment
Susan Roberts, right, in lab with graduate student and cell cultures.
At the Interface
Institute for Cellular Engineering blends disciplines for better learning outcomes
UMass Amherst biophysicist Jennifer Ross is an expert on microtubules.
Serious About Science
Interdisciplinary researcher makes an early career splash in biophysics