Making the impossible possible

Abstract

Zhen Xu, Li Ka Shing Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering and professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan, speaks to Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering about the journey that led to her success in inventing and advancing histotripsy to help patients, and shares her vision as the mid-career winner of the 2026 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature. Zhen Xu reflects on the journey that led to her success in inventing and advancing histotripsy to help patients, and shares her vision as the mid-career winner of the 2026 Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature.