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Rensselaer Researcher Receives DOE Grant To Develop Models That Track the Formation of Black Holes

When a star goes supernova, a massive burst of neutrinos is the first signal that can escape the density of the collapsing star. Detecting and analyzing this phenomenon in real time would allow us insight into stellar dynamics and, potentially,...
18-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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RPI Researchers Awarded $1.5M To Produce Hemp-Based Insulated Siding

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will use hemp to develop a commercially viable, durable, and low-embodied-carbon insulated siding product to address what the U.S. Green Building Council says is a “crucial need for building...
15-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Automated Fake News Detection: A Simple Solution May Not Be Feasible

With misinformation and disinformation proliferating online, many may wish for a simple, reliable, automated “fake news” detection system to easily identify falsehoods from truths.
14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Information Overload Is a Personal and Societal Danger

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...
14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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RPI Researchers Engineer Bacteria That Eat Plastic, Make Multipurpose Spider Silk

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.
24-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Online Reviews: Filter the Fraud, But Don’t Tell Us How

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?
18-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Rensselaer Researcher Helps Scientists Make Sense of Vast Amounts of Molecular Data

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.
8-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

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With New Grant, RPI Works To Shrink Microchips, Expand Semiconductor Workforce

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...
16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites


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Women in STEM Careers Face Bias

Women are excluded from promotions when firms look at potential, rather than proof, says Dr. Nishtha Langer, an associate professor in the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
4-Aug-2022 12:45 PM EDT

Feeling Stressed? You’re More Likely To Procrastinate. A Neuroscientist Explains Why.

Alicia Walf from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers reasons why people procrastinate when stressed.
11-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT

Expert Says Financial Technologies Can Help Address Climate Change

“Financial technologies offer great promise to tackle climate change and provide pathways for developing sustainable economies,” says Aparna Gupta, co-director of the Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies, the first-ever...
28-Jun-2022 12:05 PM EDT

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