Researchers have developed a new method for creating advanced nanomaterials that could lead to highly efficient refrigerators and cooling systems requiring no refrigerants and no moving parts.

Holguín-Veras’ research looks at donations, donation patterns, and how donated money is used.

Two members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty have been named fellows of the American Physical Society (APS).

Scientists used the capabilities of one of the world’s most powerful university-based supercomputers to uncover the properties of a promising form of graphene, known as graphene nanowiggles.

Two members of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute science faculty have been selected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Susan Gilbert, professor and head of biology, and James Hendler, senior constellation professor in the Tetherless World Constellation and head of the information technology and web science program, are two of the 539 newly selected AAAS fellows.

For many of us at Rensselaer, December brings with it an onslaught of year-end reviews, top-10 lists, “best-of” compilations, and a host of other collections of newspaper, magazine, broadcast, and online articles that attempt to capture important events and accomplishments. Looking at these lists has led us to peer back at the year that was at Rensselaer. We created our own inventory of top stories.

Biomedical Engineering Students To Visit Remote and Under-Resourced Medical Clinics Biomedical engineering students from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will travel to South Africa next month on a mission to identify the unique needs of remote, under-resourced medical clinics. The students will use these findings and field observations to inform the design and development of new medical technologies.

Faculty, Board of Trustees, and President Approve Formation of a New Faculty Senate The faculty, provost, president, and Board of Trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have approved a new faculty senate constitution. The new document, which was adopted following a vote by the faculty late Friday, Dec. 16, represents a revised governance structure at Rensselaer that will allow for a reconfigured faculty senate at the Institute.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Staffer and Professional Boxer Shannon Miller Heads Back to the Ring Dec. 16 Shannon MIller Phillip Kamrass/Times Union

Engineers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Awarded $2.7 Million NIH Grant To Develop Immersive, Touch-Sensitive Virtual Reality Tools To Replicate the High-Stress Environment of an Operating Room