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Two years ago, Class of 2003 graduate Lt. Miroslav “Steven” Zilberman, who was serving as a Naval pilot aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, made a decision that saved the lives of three of his crewmates.

Since my early days studying complex organic molecules in college to today as I sort through myriad sources of information on news websites, blogs, and elsewhere,  I have often forced myself to step back and examine the “big picture” to obtain a better understanding of an important topic. A recent lecture on climate change here [...]

The massive and collaborative Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment international research teamncludes a Rensselaer research group led by Rensselaer James (Jim) Napolitano.

Fazel Yavari has developed a new sensor to detect extremely small quantities of hazardous gases. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute doctoral student harnessed the power of the world’s thinnest material, graphene, to create a device that is durable, inexpensive to make, and incredibly sensitive.

Zepu Wang has developed a new advanced material to coat electrical components and allow the transmission of higher voltages across national power infrastructures.

Kim Lewis is a professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, who recently received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award. We ask Kim about her work: Q: Your research has a strong focus in molecular and nano electronics. Why are you interested in helping perfect these mini machines? A: I strongly believe that [...]

Fazel Yavari has developed a new sensor to detect extremely small quantities of hazardous gases.

Christopher Rivet has successfully married two powerful bioengineering technologies to develop a new method for delivering drugs directly to an injury site and jumpstarting the process of tissue regeneration,

The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls is mounting an unusual exhibit, titled “Building Futures: Re-Envisioning the Hyde at Rensselaer.”

Ever wonder what would happen if you attached video cameras to a weather balloon, hit “record,” and then launched it up, up and away? Some engineering students here at Rensselaer were wondering the same thing, so they tried it. They found their answer, and it’s captured in the above video. Now, this is not necessarily [...]