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Jeffery Martin Photo Credit: Rensselaer/Mark McCarty Troy, N.Y. — An undergraduate student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has learned very quickly that a spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down. In fact, with his invention, the sugar may actually be the medicine.

Troy, N.Y. — There are over one million full-time sworn police officers charged with preserving safety and security in the United States. Now, thanks to an invention devised by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 2008 graduate Sarah DiNovo, our law enforcement officers can protect themselves while protecting us. 

Troy, N.Y. — The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. While that may seem far from succinct, new research suggests the reference manual is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible — a format that mirrors the way our brains make sense of and categorize the countless words in our vast vocabulary.

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Troy, N.Y. — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute inventors and innovators were awarded three of the top four student prizes at the CTT Innovation Conference recently held in Boston, Mass.  Presented by Competitive Technologies (CTT), a full service technology transfer and licensing provider, the competition afforded university students the opportunity to showcase their technological breakthroughs to a panel of judges in order to compete for cash prizes. 

The mysterious death of patients around the world following a routine dosage of the common blood thinner, heparin, sent researchers on a frantic search to uncover what could make the standard drug so toxic. A researcher at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was among a small group of scientists with the expertise and the high-tech equipment necessary to determine the source of the contamination.

Area high school women explore high-tech careers at Rensselaer’s annual “Design Your Future Day” Troy, N.Y. — Nearly 300 11th grade girls from the Capital Region, New York state, and across New England will participate in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s “Design Your Future Day” (DYFD) program on Saturday, April 19. The event is designed to engage students in activities to inform and excite them about career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) disciplines, and architecture.

Troy, N.Y. — A handheld device to detect skin cancer and a disposable robot capable of removing land mines are two of the five winning ideas in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s spring 2008 Change the World Challenge contest.