President Jackson Praises Passage of Conference Agreement on America COMPETES Act
Continues call for investment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics talent and research to sustain the national capacity for innovation
Rensselaer Athletic Director Steps Down, Accepts New Position at Colorado College
Beattie named acting director Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced that Athletic Director Ken Ralph will resign from the post he has held since 2002 in order to accept the position of athletic director at Colorado College. The decision is effective Aug. 16, at which point Rensselaer Sports Information Director Kevin Beattie will assume Ralph’s duties as acting athletic director until a national search is completed.
Graphene Nanoelectronics: Making Tomorrow's Computers from a Pencil Trace
New discovery at Rensselaer could lead to faster, cooler interconnects Troy, N.Y. — A key discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could help advance the role of graphene as a possible heir to copper and silicon in nanoelectronics.
As FASEB President, Palazzo Urges Sustainable Vision for Science
New Rensselaer provost calls for emphasis on developing human capital
Rensselaer Senior Spends Summer at NASA Researching Space Technology
Senior Phillip Bracken works on his closed-loop cooling system in a lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., as part of a 10-week summer internship with the space agency.
Tough Tubes: Carbon Nanotubes Endure Heavy Wear and Tear
A block of carbon nanotubes before (left) and after (right) being compressed more than 500,000 times. There is virtually no difference in shape, mechanical integrity or electrical conductivity.
Undifferentiated Networks Would Require Significant Extra Capacity
New study provides context for ongoing debate over “net neutrality” Troy, N.Y. — A new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, AT&T Labs, and the University of Nevada, Reno suggests that an Internet where all traffic is treated identically would require significantly more capacity than one in which differentiated services are offered.
Rensselaer Supercomputer Ranks Seventh in the World
Partnership with IBM and New York state has created most powerful system at any university Troy, N.Y. — The new supercomputer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been ranked seventh in the world, and it is the most powerful of any system based at a university, according to the 29th edition of the closely watched Top500 list.
Nanotube Adhesive Sticks Better Than a Gecko's Foot
Troy, N.Y., and Akron, Ohio — Mimicking the agile gecko, with its uncanny ability to run up walls and across ceilings, has long been a goal of materials scientists. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Akron have taken one sticky step in the right direction, creating synthetic “gecko tape” with four times the sticking power of the real thing.