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Newswise: Automated Fake News Detection: A Simple Solution May Not Be Feasible
Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Automated Fake News Detection: A Simple Solution May Not Be Feasible
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With misinformation and disinformation proliferating online, many may wish for a simple, reliable, automated “fake news” detection system to easily identify falsehoods from truths.

Newswise: Information Overload Is a Personal and Societal Danger
Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Information Overload Is a Personal and Societal Danger
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We are all aware of the dangers of pollution to our air, water, and earth. In a letter recently published in Nature Human Behavior, scientists are advocating for the recognition and mitigation of another type of environmental pollution that poses equivalent personal and societal dangers: information overload.

Newswise: RPI Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk
Released: 24-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
RPI Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk
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Move over Spider-Man: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a strain of bacteria that can turn plastic waste into a biodegradable spider silk with multiple uses.

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Released: 18-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
Online Reviews: Filter the Fraud, But Don’t Tell Us How
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When you try a new restaurant or book a hotel, do you consider the online reviews? Do you submit online reviews yourself? Do you pay attention if they are filtered and moderated? Does that impact your own online review submissions?

Newswise: Rensselaer Researcher Helps Scientists Make Sense of Vast Amounts of Molecular Data
Released: 8-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Rensselaer Researcher Helps Scientists Make Sense of Vast Amounts of Molecular Data
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Thanks to technological advances, scientists have access to vast amounts of data, but in order to put it to work and draw conclusions, they need to be able to process it.

Newswise: With New Grant, RPI Works To Shrink Microchips, Expand Semiconductor Workforce
Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
With New Grant, RPI Works To Shrink Microchips, Expand Semiconductor Workforce
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Transistors — the tiny on-off switches inside microchips — have gotten smaller and smaller over the years, increasing computing power and enabling smaller devices. During that time, the copper wires that connect these switches have likewise shrunk but have also become less efficient.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Researchers Use AI To Predict Challenging Behaviors Common in Profound Autism
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Using artificial intelligence tools to analyze years of biomedical data, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a possible connection between sleep, gastrointestinal health, and two potentially harmful behaviors often associated with profound autism: self-injury and aggression. Their study is published in the Journal of Personalized Medicine.

Newswise: Scientists 3D-print hair follicles in lab-grown skin
Released: 16-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Scientists 3D-print hair follicles in lab-grown skin
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A team led by scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 3D-printed hair follicles in human skin tissue cultured in the lab. This marks the first time researchers have used the technology to generate hair follicles, which play an important role in skin healing and function. The finding, published in the journal “Science Advances,” has potential applications in regenerative medicine and drug testing, though engineering skin grafts that grow hair are still several years away.

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Released: 13-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Nanotechnology Expert Nikhil Koratkar Named American Physical Society Fellow
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Nikhil Koratkar, Ph.D., John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Koratkar was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the field of nanoscale science and technology and the use of nanoscale materials in composites and energy storage devices.

Released: 31-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Power of the Pictogram: Rensselaer Researcher Finds That Sorted Graphics Make Consumers Feel Optimistic
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Sometimes, how the information is presented is as important as the information itself. Graphics, icons, and pictograms are increasingly popular methods of presenting information to consumers in direct, memorable, and easily understandable ways.A team of researchers led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Gaurav Jain, Ph.D.

Released: 27-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
RPI Alumnus Sheldon Weinbaum ’59 Named Recipient of National Medal of Science
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A distinguished RPI alumnus and a member of the Class of 1959, Sheldon  Weinbaum, Ph.D., was recognized with the National Medal of Science by U.S. President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony on October 24.

Released: 19-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Rensselaer Doctoral Student Wins Graduate Student Research Award
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute doctoral student Lucas Bowman Sutton has been selected as one of 60 recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. The SCGSR prepares graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers that are critical to the DOE Office of Science mission.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
The Future of AI Is Wide, Deep, and Large
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ChatGPT has fascinated the public as we begin to explore how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be useful in our everyday lives. On the back end, scientists are continually advancing AI for potential applications so vast that it may change life as we know it by accelerating scientific and technological developments.

Released: 26-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
RPI Researcher of Circadian Rhythms Receives $2 Million Grant
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With daylight savings time ending soon, we anticipate a change in the timing of daylight hours with the sunrise occurring earlier in the morning.

Released: 25-Jul-2023 3:50 PM EDT
IT Peer Advice May Diminish the Management Labor Pool
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It is only natural that, when students consider career options, they ask friends, family, and colleagues in their prospective fields for advice. They may hear about job opportunities, wage expectations, career paths, hiring processes, and more. In the end, that information may inspire and excite, or it may turn students off from the field entirely.

Released: 24-Jul-2023 2:05 PM EDT
100-Year-Old Treatment Inhibits COVID-19 Infection
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A team of researchers led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Jonathan S. Dordick, Ph.D., Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has illuminated a new possibility for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 in research published in Communications Biology.

Newswise: Ring-Sheared Drop Experiment on ISS Expanded
Released: 17-Jul-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Ring-Sheared Drop Experiment on ISS Expanded
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers Amir Hirsa, professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering, and Patrick Underhill, professor of chemical and biological engineering, have received a new three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for  $452,847 to study the physics of protein solutions using the ring-sheared drop module aboard the International Space Station.

Released: 13-Jul-2023 3:50 PM EDT
Rensselaer Researcher Receives Grant To Study Enzymes in Deep Sea Organisms
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Catherine Royer, Constellation Chair Professor of Bioinformatics and Biocomputation at the Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) and professor of biological sciences, has received a grant of over $400,000 from the National Science Foundation to investigate enzymes from organisms living in deep sea environments.

Newswise: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Plans to Deploy First IBM Quantum System One on a University Campus
Released: 28-Jun-2023 8:35 AM EDT
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Plans to Deploy First IBM Quantum System One on a University Campus
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Today, it was announced that Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will become the first university in the world to house an IBM Quantum System One. The IBM quantum computer, intended to be operational by January of 2024, will serve as the foundation of a new IBM Quantum Computational Center in partnership with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). By partnering, RPI’s vision is to greatly enhance the educational experiences and research capabilities of students and researchers at RPI and other institutions, propel the Capital Region into a top location for talent, and accelerate New York's growth as a technology epicenter.

   
Released: 22-Jun-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Rensselaer Researcher Uses Pressure To Understand RNA Dynamics
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Just as space holds infinite mysteries, when we zoom in at the level of biomolecules (one trillion times smaller than a meter), there is still so much to learn.Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Catherine Royer, Constellation Chair Professor of Bioinformatics and Biocomputation at the Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) and professor of biological sciences, is dedicated to understanding the conformational landscapes of biomolecules and how they modulate cell function.



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