Rebecca Wachs has invented a new implantable sensor with the ability to wirelessly transmit data from the site of a knee replacement, spinal fusion, or other orthopedic surgery.
Lighting industry leaders will deliver a pair of keynote addresses today at the Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC) fourth annual Industry-Academia Days.
Navid Attary’s innovation could help save countless lives and prevent billions of dollars of damage around the world every year.
The Lally School will host its annual business plan competition for undergraduate and graduate students Feb. 26-27.
Four graduate students in the Tetherless World Constellation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently earned the top prize in a national health data platform challenge designed to create new functionalities for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) repository for open health data: healthdata.gov.
The Severino Center and the Albany-based Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) are collaborating to connect students with local, highly successful entrepreneurs.
President Barack Obama has appointed Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Science, to the advisory board of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.
(In the wake of this morning’s headlines about a meteorite blast in Russia, the Institute’s own Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Science and space science rock star, wrote this post for The Approach. Enjoy!) This morning people in Russia got a loud reminder that Earth isn’t really a blue marble floating peacefully in […]
Whenever anyone remarks at the wonder of a Ferris wheel, they are indeed invoking the genius of a Rensselaer engineer. George W.G. Ferris is among the most notable alumni of our university, and there’s certainly an argument to be made that his is the most widely-recognized name of all the Institute’s graduates. Today, Google paid homage to […]
An interactive performance piece at EMPAC incorporating video, parkour, a cappella, and audience participation.