Student Innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Could Enable Better, Cheaper Detection of Hazardous Gases
Fazel Yavari has developed a new sensor to detect extremely small quantities of hazardous gases.
Student Innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Seeks To Mend Previously Untreatable Tissue Injuries
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,
Hyde Collection Exhibits Rensselaer School of Architecture Student Conceptual Design
The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls is mounting an unusual exhibit, titled “Building Futures: Re-Envisioning the Hyde at Rensselaer.”
Floating to the Final Frontier
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 [...]
Seeking Cheaper, Nimbler Satellites and Safer Disposal of Space Debris
A new research program seeks to define the next-generation of low-orbit satellites that are more maneuverable, cheaper to launch, easier to hide, and longer lived.
Rensselaer Students Reach the Edge of Space—and They Have a Video To Prove It
Members of a student club have created a unique 360-degree video chronicling a weather balloon’s 89,777-foot ascent into space.
Controlling Protein Function With Nanotechnology
A new study led by nanotechnology and biotechnology experts is providing important details on how proteins in our bodies interact with nanomaterials.
Implantable, Wireless Sensors Share Secrets of Healing Tissues
A new implantable sensor can wirelessly transmit data from the site of a recent orthopedic surgery.
Web Scientists to Help Lead Conference on Computation in Healthcare and Life Sciences
Web scientist and Research Associate Professor Joanne Luciano in the Tetherless World Constellation is co-chairing the 2012 Semantics in Healthcare and Life Sciences (CSHALS) conference.
Let’s Go! Exploring Engineering Day Arrives Feb. 18 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
In celebration of National Engineers Week, the School of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host its annual Exploring Engineering Day event.