Jefferson Kielwagen Opens Solo Art Show in Brazil
Jefferson (Zé) Kielwagen, a lecturer in the Department of Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, recently opened a solo art show at the Edi Balod Gallery in Criciúma, Brazil.
Cold Temperatures Paved the Way for T. Rex
About 201 million years ago, volcanic eruptions covered an area roughly the size of South America in lava as Pangaea started to split. The Earth was changed. In the years that followed, 40% of all four-legged land animals were wiped out in the End Triassic Extinction (ETE). The exact cause was unknown.
Rensselaer Researchers Learn to Control Electron Spin at Room Temperature To Make Devices More Efficient and Faster
As our devices become smaller, faster, more energy efficient, and capable of holding larger amounts of data, spintronics may continue that trajectory. Whereas electronics is based on the flow of electrons, spintronics is based on the spin of electrons.
Battery materials must evolve to keep pace with societal needs
Humanity’s dependence on batteries for cellular phones, laptops, electric vehicles, and grid storage is fueling a demand for better battery technology. For decades, batteries have relied on micro-particles for energy storage, but new research by a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reveals that using advanced materials that include “multiscale particles” makes for an improved battery, capable of storing more energy, lasting longer, and charging more quickly.
Rensselaer Researchers Receive $3.5 Million Grant for Development of COVID Antiviral Drug
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers Gaetano Montelione and Christopher Cioffi will use a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop a low-dose, oral COVID antiviral drug that can be administered at home. Dr. Montelione is the Constellation Endowed Chair of Structural Bioinformatics and Dr.
Two Architecture Undergraduates Recognized in Prestigious Design Competition
Isabel Vineyard and Yishu Yu were recently awarded prizes in the 2022 Lyceum Fellowship Competition.
Rensselaer Doctoral Student Richard Healy and Adviser Dr. Farhan Gandhi Win Best Paper at Vertical Flight Society’s Forum 78
Rensselaer doctoral student Richard Healy and Dr. Farhan Gandhi, director of the Center for Mobility with Vertical Lift (MOVE), have won a best paper award from the aircraft design technical sessions at the Vertical Flight Society’s 78th Annual Forum & Technology Display. The paper will also be considered for the overall Alfred Gessow best paper award.
Rensselaer Announces Institute for Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Computing
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson today announced the launch of the Rensselaer Institute for Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Computing (DAIC).
Rensselaer Researchers Make Virus-Fighting Face Masks
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have developed an accessible way to make N95 face masks not only effective barriers to germs, but on-contact germ killers. The antiviral, antibacterial masks can potentially be worn longer, causing less plastic waste as the masks do not need to be replaced as frequently.
Computer Culture Emerged in Canada Through Convergence of Unique History and Governmental Policies
“There is a standard story about how computers developed that is centralized around Silicon Valley; this creation myth of the computer as a uniquely American cultural and social phenomenon,” said Michael Century, a professor in the Department of Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “That story is not wrong, but it's not the whole story.”