Silklab is developing underwater adhesives for shark tagging and small drones for identifying Covid-19 in the environment Eli Chavez A lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tufts University is innovating with the help of one of the oldest and most domesticated animals on the planet: silkworms. The Silklab at Tufts sounds more straightforward than it […]
By Hannah Green Two Massachusetts researchers are among the recipients of an award known as the “Oscars of Science” for their contributions to the life sciences. David Liu and Alberto Ascherio were recognized on Saturday with the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. Ascherio is a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of […]
The theater has been vacant on Church Street since 2012. The Cambridge City Council wants to question the owner about its reopening. By Molly Farrar Harvard Square is marred by at least a dozen of vacant storefronts, including, notably, the nearly century-old Harvard Square Theatre on Church Street. It’s been closed since 2012, and, after a failed […]
By Eli Chavez Anthropic AI, the company behind the large-language model known as Claude, is partnering with Northeastern University, Champlain University and the London School of Economics to unveil its new offering: Claude for Education. The partnership will provide students, faculty and staff at partnering institutions with full subscriptions to Claude. Anthropic said the new education-forward model […]
Activity surges to highest level in more than five years By Phil Mobley Growing economic uncertainty was not enough to stem the tide of tenants’ appetite for U.S. office space in the first quarter of the year. Office-seeking companies leased an estimated 115 million square feet in the first three months of 2025, according to preliminary […]
By Don Seiffert The James Beard Foundation has announced its 2025 finalists, and a Boston-area bar as well as chefs in Cambridge and Somerville have made the cut. The semifinalists were named earlier this year, and the winners will be named at a ceremony on June 16 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The finalist nominees and honorees were […]
By Eli Chavez Nuclear fusion has seen increased investment within the past five years due to its promise of an inexhaustible, clean energy source. One fusion startup that’s testing its technology in the greater Boston area has taken a step in the race toward the first commercially viable fusion reactor. Type One Energy, a fusion startup […]
Gary Higgins Artificial intelligence deals led every area of venture capital investment in the first quarter, and Massachusetts deals held their own against stiff West Coast competition, according to newly released data. Despite being much smaller, in terms of population, Massachusetts ranked third behind California and New York for venture capital deals and total VC […]
By William Hall Another merger of Bay State financial institutions is in the works — and for the leaders of Eastern Bank and HarborOne Bank, this one is personal. Under a pending agreement, Boston-based Eastern Bankshares Inc. (Nasdaq: EBC) would acquire Brockton-based HarborOne Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: HONE) for roughly $490 million. Eastern plans to pay HarborOne […]
By William Hall Little more than a year after going public, the parent company of Needham Bank posted a 19% drop in quarterly net income due to two onetime expenses, while loans and deposits both grew. NB Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: NBBK) on Tuesday evening posted first-quarter results including net income of $12.7 million. Those numbers compare […]
