Applications have increased more than 117 percent since 2005 More than 12,000 high school students have filed applications to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, according to numbers released today by Rensselaer Admissions. Applications are still being counted, but the current record total represents a growth of more than 117 percent since 2005, when the Institute received just over 5,500 applications.
Researchers at Rensselaer have developed a new method for controlling the conductive nature of graphene. Pictured is a rendering of two sheets of graphene, each with the thickness of just a single carbon atom, resting on top of a silicon dioxide substrate.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson met with the tenured and tenure-track faculty today, to discuss the proactive steps the Institute has taken to successfully navigate through the current historic global economic crisis.
Band diagram of conventional GaInN/GaN active region and new polarization-matched GaInN/GaInN active region of a light-emitting diode. Researchers use streamlined polarization to boost performance of LEDs
Two children have a seizure. One child never has another seizure. Twenty years later, the other child has a series of seizures and is diagnosed with epilepsy. A study being led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is looking at what could possibly happen in the development of these two children that would lead to such extreme variations in their neurologic health.
LEDs and smart lighting could save trillions of dollars, spark global innovation A “revolution” in the way we illuminate our world is imminent, according to a paper published this week by two professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Innovations in photonics and solid state lighting will lead to trillions of dollars in cost savings, along with a massive reduction in the amount of energy required to light homes and businesses around the globe, the researchers forecast.
A portable device that pumps oxygenated blood to a patient’s brain during a medical emergency and a new method to wash clothes that dramatically reduces the need for water, electricity, and detergent are two of the eight winning ideas in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s fall 2008 Change the World Challenge contest.
Council for Excellence in Government Recognizes 25 Individuals for Contributions to Public Service, Achieving Government Excellence Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson has been recognized as one of the “25 Great Public Servants of the past 25 years,” by the Council for Excellence in Government. The esteemed group was honored tonight at the Council’s 25th Anniversary gala, in Washington, D.C.
Findings could help marketers optimize advertising for the human mind Fads have been a staple of American pop culture for decades, from spandex in the 1980s to skinny jeans today. But while going from fad to flop may seem like the result of fickle consumers, a new study suggests that this is exactly what should be expected for a highly efficient, rationally evolved animal.
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