Expanding the Range of Nature’s Catalysts for Industrial Applications
The NSF has awarded a 1.7 million grant to George Makhatadze for research to help understand the speed at which proteins fold and unfold.
A Sonar Tour of Lake George
On Lake George, from the deck of the survey ship Mintaka, the threat to boats cruising past Shelving Rock near The Narrows is apparent in high resolution detail. Lurking beneath the water, where charts indicate consistent (if shallow) water, are intermittent formations of jagged hull-ripping rock ledge. Although the educated boater would be warned from […]
Rensselaer Researchers Develop New Method To Measure Strength of Graphene
A new study led by engineers at Rensselaer demonstrates a simple method for determining the strength and stiffness of practical samples of the nanomaterial graphene.
New Book Co-Edited by Rensselaer Professor Examines How the World Is Shaped by Scaffolds
A new book co-edited by Linnda Caporael investigates how the concept of “scaffolding” is used across different scientific and academic disciplines.
Guest Blogger Jingjing Tian: Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
(Rensselaer civil engineering doctoral student Jingjing Tian iwrote this post about her experience at a huge shake-table experiment she and her adviser, Professor Michael Symans, attended last year. They are part of a multi-university research project dedicated to making buildings more resilient to earthquakes.) A full-scale, multi-story wood-framed building with soft ground story was constructed […]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson To Participate in 2014 World Economic Forum
President Jackson will join other global leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2014 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Traced from Genetic Roots to Physical Defect
A team including Rensselaer researchers have discovered that a specific gene may play a major role in the development of a life-threatening birth defect.
Rensselaer Professor Michael Century To Showcase Breadth of Musical Talent in Upcoming Performance
Michael Century will take the stage at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Uncover Mechanism of Genetic Mutations Known To Cause Familial Alzheimer’s Disease
New research, led by Chunyu Wang, has solved one mystery in the development of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease (FAD).
3° with with Emily Liu
Nuclear engineering expert Emily Liu is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer. We ask Emily about her work: Q: Your research is fascinating! It spans from nanomaterials, to radiation damage, to nuclear threat detection. What is the overall problem you are trying to solve? A: My research targets a […]