Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute develops mass spectrometry for general use Customs officials want to detect contraband. Doctors want to know how quickly a patient is metabolizin... Read more
Big Data techniques find biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether a child is on the Au... Read more
A promising light source for optoelectronic chips can be tuned to different frequencies. Chips that use light, rather than electricity, to move data would consume much less power — and energ... Read more
Researchers launch multi-year project to develop robots that can make moral decisions Researchers from Tufts University, Brown University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are teaming wi... Read more
In response to drug-resistant “superbugs” that send millions of people to hospitals around the world, scientists are building tiny, “molecular drill bits” that kill bacteria by bursting thro... Read more
Crash risks while driving at night are higher than during the daytime, but most roadways in the U.S. do not have roadway lighting. In fact, many state and local governments find it difficult... Read more
This innovation holds the potential to benefit lab-on-chip devices, high-throughput assays, self-cleaning surfaces, and many other applications requiring the motion of liquid drops on solid... Read more
Strategic angled glass balances daily and seasonal light-level fluctuations for optimal light The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently released a guide... Read more
IBM Narrows Big Data Skills Gap, Partnering with More than 1,000 Global Universities IBM announced on August 24, 2013, that it has added nine new academic collaborations to its more than 1,0... Read more
How chewing gum or a shed hair can let strangers read your ‘Book of Life’ Someone finds that piece of chewing gum you pitched today, uses the saliva to sequence your DNA and surreptitiously... Read more
Interdisciplinary Study From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Demonstrates New Method for Significantly Increasing Heat Transfer Rate Across Two Different Materials A team of interdisciplina... Read more
“We believe this discovery is ripe for commercialization” Engineering Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Use Intentionally Blemished Graphene Paper To Create Easy-To-Make,... Read more
Uses superconducting magnets to strip electrons from high energy plasma jets, and generate power with no moving parts. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today announced the signing of an excl... Read more
“I don’t think anybody has created anything like this before,” A sponge made of pure carbon nanotubes with a dash of boron shows remarkable ability to absorb oil spills from the surface of w... Read more
Class of ’51 Entrepreneurship Award Supports Innovation in Testing Water for Bacteria, Designing a Portable Water Filtration System, and Creating a Woodchip Heater. Student creativity and en... Read more