Latest news from Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/a-tour-de-force-columbia-engineers-discover-new-all-optical-nanoscale-sensors-of-force/?sc=rsin /articles/a-tour-de-force-columbia-engineers-discover-new-all-optical-nanoscale-sensors-of-force/?sc=rsin Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:00:00 EST In a paper published today by Nature, a team led by Columbia Engineering researchers and collaborators report that they have invented new nanoscale sensors of force. They are luminescent nanocrystals that can change intensity and/or color when you push or pull on them. These "all-optical" nanosensors are probed with light only and therefore allow for fully remote read-outs -- no wires or connections are needed. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/team-led-by-columbia-engineering-and-columbia-university-irving-medical-center-wins-arpa-h-award-for-up-to-41m/?sc=rsin /articles/team-led-by-columbia-engineering-and-columbia-university-irving-medical-center-wins-arpa-h-award-for-up-to-41m/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:05:13 EST A multidisciplinary team led by Ken Shepard, a pioneering researcher in bioelectronics at Columbia Engineering, has won an award of up to $41 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to build a wireless bioelectronic device to treat obesity and diabetes. The team was selected by ARPA-H's Resilient Extended Automatic Cell Therapies (REACT) program to create bioelectronic devices that enable people to administer treatments of biologic drugs without the need for injections. Instead, engineered cells act as cell factories to produce the drugs, negating the need for the chemical modifications required to make such biologics shelf-stable, which often results in reduced efficacy. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/roboticist-hod-lipson-featured-in-new-bloomberg-docuseries/?sc=rsin /articles/roboticist-hod-lipson-featured-in-new-bloomberg-docuseries/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:55:01 EST Roboticist Hod Lipson Featured in New Bloomberg Docuseries Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/advancing-robotics-with-the-power-of-touch/?sc=rsin /articles/advancing-robotics-with-the-power-of-touch/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:50:40 EST Advancing Robotics with the Power of Touch Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/columbia-engineers-knit-a-blanket-of-sophisticated-radio-frequency-antennas/?sc=rsin /articles/columbia-engineers-knit-a-blanket-of-sophisticated-radio-frequency-antennas/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:45:29 EST Columbia Engineers Knit a "Blanket" of Sophisticated Radio-Frequency Antennas Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/how-does-the-information-ecosystem-influence-politics/?sc=rsin /articles/how-does-the-information-ecosystem-influence-politics/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:35:18 EST How does the information ecosystem influence politics? Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/climate-week-at-columbia-engineering/?sc=rsin /articles/climate-week-at-columbia-engineering/?sc=rsin Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:05:40 EST As part of Climate Week NYC, Columbia Engineering will celebrate a week of events bringing together researchers and experts at the forefront of developing solutions to help the planet and society. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/tiny-killers-how-autoantibodies-attack-the-heart-in-lupus-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/tiny-killers-how-autoantibodies-attack-the-heart-in-lupus-patients/?sc=rsin Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:05:37 EST n a new study, a team of researchers from Columbia Engineering, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Harvard University report that autoantibodies alone directly affect heart function in lupus patients. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/new-device-inspired-by-python-teeth-doubles-strength-of-rotator-cuff-repairs/?sc=rsin /articles/new-device-inspired-by-python-teeth-doubles-strength-of-rotator-cuff-repairs/?sc=rsin Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:00:00 EST Columbia University researchers have developed a python-tooth-inspired device as a supplement to current rotator cuff suture repair, and found that it nearly doubled repair strength. Their biomimetic approach following the design of python teeth helps to reattach tendons to bone more securely. The device not only augments the strength of the repair but can also be customized to the patient. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/turns-out-i-m-not-real-detecting-ai-generated-videos/?sc=rsin /articles/turns-out-i-m-not-real-detecting-ai-generated-videos/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:05:14 EST New tool detects AI-generated videos from Sora by OpenAI, Runway Gen-2, and Pika with 93.7% accuracy. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/a-pulse-of-innovation-ai-at-the-service-of-heart-research/?sc=rsin /articles/a-pulse-of-innovation-ai-at-the-service-of-heart-research/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:05:54 EST Columbia Engineers unveiled BeatProfiler, a groundbreaking new tool-- a comprehensive software that automates the analysis of heart cell function from video data. It's the first system to integrate the analysis of different heart function indicators into one tool, speeding up the process significantly and reducing the chance for errors. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/high-quality-microwave-signals-generated-from-tiny-photonic-chip/?sc=rsin /articles/high-quality-microwave-signals-generated-from-tiny-photonic-chip/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:05:39 EST Researchers create a compact, all-optical device with the lowest microwave noise ever achieved for an integrated chip. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/who-wrote-this-columbia-engineers-discover-novel-method-to-identify-ai-generated-text/?sc=rsin /articles/who-wrote-this-columbia-engineers-discover-novel-method-to-identify-ai-generated-text/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:05:42 EST Columbia Engineering researchers develop a novel approach that can detect AI-generated content without needing access to the AI's architecture, algorithms, or training data-a first in the field. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/brain-waves-travel-in-one-direction-when-made-and-the-opposite-when-recalled/?sc=rsin /articles/brain-waves-travel-in-one-direction-when-made-and-the-opposite-when-recalled/?sc=rsin Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:00:00 EST These wide-ranging waves quickly link the specific constellations of brain regions that work in harmony to perform a task. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/using-light-to-precisely-control-single-molecule-devices/?sc=rsin /articles/using-light-to-precisely-control-single-molecule-devices/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:05:21 EST Researchers flip the switch at the nanoscale by applying light to induce bonding for single-molecule device switching. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/study-finds-new-inhalable-therapy-is-a-big-step-forward-in-lung-cancer-research/?sc=rsin /articles/study-finds-new-inhalable-therapy-is-a-big-step-forward-in-lung-cancer-research/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:05:30 EST Columbia Biomedical Engineer Ke Cheng has developed a technique that uses inhalation of exosomes, or nanobubbles, to directly deliver IL-12 mRNA to the lungs of mice. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/when-engineering-meets-women-s-health/?sc=rsin /articles/when-engineering-meets-women-s-health/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:05:18 EST There has been a lack of basic research centered on women's health. But times are changing, says Kristin Myers. And it's about time. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/ai-discovers-that-not-every-fingerprint-is-unique/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-discovers-that-not-every-fingerprint-is-unique/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:05:55 EST Columbia engineers have built a new AI that shatters a long-held belief in forensics-that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person are unique. It turns out they are similar, only we've been comparing fingerprints the wrong way! Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/helen-lu-elected-to-the-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin /articles/helen-lu-elected-to-the-national-academy-of-inventors/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:05:40 EST Biomedical engineer honored for inventions in tissue engineering Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science /articles/elham-azizi-vs-cancer-fighting-the-disease-with-data-ai-and-math/?sc=rsin /articles/elham-azizi-vs-cancer-fighting-the-disease-with-data-ai-and-math/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:05:42 EST Elham Azizi is on a mission to better understand the complexities of cancer through the design of sophisticated data-driven computational methods. Her motivation, like many of her peers in the field, is to be able to identify and predict what drives cancer growth in the hopes of improving therapies that work best for each individual patient. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science