Research

Discovery and Innovation with Purpose

WPI faculty members and students are engaged in advanced, interdisciplinary research across a broad range of fields. From cutting-edge work in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, to explorations of the technological and policy issues surrounding cybersecurity, to studies of issues as diverse as firefighter health and security and the fire safety challenges of green buildings, this fundamental and applied research is addressing vital societal problems and technological challenges and producing innovations and insights that are helping build a better world.

Hearts on Spinach

By turning spinach leaves into beating human heart tissue that could someday aid in tissue regeneration, researchers Glenn Gaudette and Joshua Gershlak show the potential of using plants in human applications. 

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Research News

Building Fire Safety in the Balance
July 21, 2017
Scarlet Shell’s Research Aimed at Finding Cure for Tuberculosis
July 20, 2017
Pam Weathers Travels to China to Share Findings in Artemisia Study
July 06, 2017
Buzzing about Bumblebee Decline
June 15, 2017
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How WPI research is improving the vehicles and roads that keep Americans and their goods on the move.
INNOVATION ON WHEELS
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Pioneering burn tests on the world's largest outdoor shake table are revealing how earthquake damaged building respond to fires.
When Hot Flames Meet Cold Steel
Liquid Biopsy Chip at WPI
Breakthrough technology paves the way for clinical development of simple blood tests for many cancers.
LIQUID BIOPSY CHIP CHANGES THE GAME

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Mastering Big Data Challenges

Elke Rundensteiner, professor of computer science and director of WPI's Data Science Program, discusses the challenges of storing and making sense of big data.

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Turning Big Data into Actionable Information

WPI's research enterprise has grown significantly in size and sophistication over the past five years. We are well positioned to lead the kinds of large-scale interdisciplinary, multi-institution research projects that define world-class research today.
Bogdan Vernescu
Vice Provost for Research
Vice Provost for Research