A scanning electron micrograph of cobalt nanoclusters embedded in multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Researchers at Rensselaer used these new hybrid structures, the first of their kind, to detect magnetism at the nanoscale. Photo Credit: Saikat Talapatra/Caterina Soldano
Troy, N.Y. – Mark M. Little ’82, senior vice president and director of GE Global Research, will be the keynote speaker at Rensselaer’s 2009 Trustee Celebration of Faculty Achievement. The event will kick off with Little’s presentation at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 in the auditorium of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.
A single frame from a research video tracking the flow of water around Primo, a retired U.S. Navy bottlenose dolphin.
Nanobiotechnology expert Ravi Kane has been named the P.K. Lashmet Professor at Rensselaer.
Indian Radio’s renaissance a clear case of corporate entrepreneurship
Technology continues to challenge many established assumptions about privacy and identity, as everyday activities such as checking e-mail or using a credit card contribute to a growing “paper trail” of personal digital data. To discuss this and other topics from his new book, Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion, Harry Lewis will speak at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 in room 324 of the Darrin Communications Center (DCC).
Launch for this green collaboration held at Seven World Trade Center
Peter Fox bridges the divide between scientists and the data that separates them
Intel Corporation today announced plans to sponsor the 2008 FIRST LEGO® League (FLL) Climate Connections Challenge taking place at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The global competition — scheduled for Dec. 6 — puts eight weeks of research, design, and programming to the test, giving local middle school students an opportunity to understand the common themes that connect science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.