8+ hour, 39+ min ago  (582+ words) When Apple discovers trending popular emojis, or when Google reports traffic at a busy restaurant, they're analyzing large datasets made up of individual people. Those people's personal information is systematically protected thanks in large part to research by Harvard computer…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (21+ words) Grant Hoechst Jackson, A.B. '18: Leading the design team at Naughty Dog gaming company'Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (487+ words) Artist's illustration of laser pulse patterns generated by an electro-optic frequency comb. Credit: Second Bay Studios Optical frequency combs " laser sources that emit evenly spaced colors of light " are foundational, ubiquitous tools for precision measurement, found in optical clocks, gas-sensing…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (543+ words) Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a narrow perch without falling, lifting 70% of…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (572+ words) The Dean's Dialogue conversation on aligning AI with human values (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing countless elements of our daily lives. AI-based research and management tools have altered the way we work; generative AI has changed…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (480+ words) Due to the state of emergency, SEAS will move to remote operations Monday, February 23. Non-essential staff should work remotely. Essential staff report as directed. Ariel Procaccia is the Alfred and Rebecca Lin Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard John…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (715+ words) Help support Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Make a gift. Consider the marvelous physics of the human knee. The largest hinge joint in the body, it has two rounded bones held together by ligaments that not…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (359+ words) Help support Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Make a gift. When it comes to humanitarian aid, simple data collection and counting is essential. If medical supplies are needed after a natural disaster, it'd be helpful to…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (237+ words) Help support Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Make a gift. Could all those optical components could be collapsed into a single, flat, ultra-thin array of subwavelength elements that control light in the exact same way, but…...