Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) * Why not change the world?
Welcome to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Home About RPI Academics Research Student Life Admissions News & Events
*
*
News & Events
Top Stories
Research News
Academics and Education News
Arts News
Athletics News
Rensselaer Faculty News
Rensselaer Community News
Campus Events News
Alumni News
Rensselaer "In the News"
*
Search RPI
*
* Resources *
*
Institute Events Calendar
*
For the Media *
*
For the RPI Community
*
Faculty Governance Review
*
Contact Media Relations
*
Construction Updates
*
* Publications *
*
Rensselaer Magazine
*
Rensselaer
Alumni Magazine
*
Rensselaer Research Review
*
Rensselaer
Research Review
*
Rensselaer’s Online Research Magazine
*
Inside Rensselaer
*
Inside Rensselaer
*
RPI’s Community Newspaper
*
 Podcasts
*
*
* Press Release Archives *
*
Press Releases
2002-2008
*
Campus.News Archives
*
Campus.News
2002-2007
*

*
*
* On the Boil: New Nano Technique Significantly Boosts Boiling Efficiency *
*
* On the Boil: New Nano Technique Significantly Boosts Boiling Efficiency *
*
Hyper-efficient boiling could lead to smaller computer chips, lower energy costs
*

A new study from researchers at Rensselaer shows that by adding an invisible layer of the nanomaterials to the bottom of a metal vessel, an order of magnitude less energy is required to bring water to boil. This increase in efficiency could have a big impact on cooling computer chips, improving heat transfer systems, and reducing costs for industrial boiling applications. Read more
* *
*
* * *
Top Stories
*
*
*
*
* Inelegant Worms Provide New Clues About Gene Required for Development
*
Inelegant Worms Provide New Clues About Gene Required for Development
July 2, 2008: The normal nematodes in Fern Finger’s lab move in beautiful S-shaped curves across their Petri dish. But the dish also contains worms with a very specific genetic defect, which are identified as the clumsiest dancers on the dance floor.
 *
*
*
*
* B. Wayne Bequette
*
Professor B. Wayne Bequette Elected Fellow of AIChE
July 1, 2008: Modeling, design, and controls expert B. Wayne Bequette, professor of chemical and biological engineering, was recently elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).		 *
*
*
*
* New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno
*
Statement of President Shirley Ann Jackson on the Pending Retirement of New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno
June 24, 2008: President Shirley Ann Jackson issued the following statement, regarding the announcement by New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno of his plan to retire from the State Senate.		 *
*
*
*
* Arturo Estrella
*
Top Economist Becomes Head of Economics at Rensselaer
June 24, 2008: Internationally renowned economist Arturo Estrella will join Rensselaer as the new head of the department of economics.		 *
*
*
*
* Database Shows Effects of Acid Rain on Microorganisms in Adirondack Lakes
*
Database Shows Effects of Acid Rain on Microorganisms in Adirondack Lakes
June 23, 2008: Researchers at the Darrin Fresh Water Institute of Rensselaer have developed one of the most comprehensive databases in existence on the impacts of acid rain on microscopic bacteria, which form the foundation of freshwater ecosystems.		 *
*
*
*
* Erin Crotty
*
Rensselaer Appoints New Director of Community Relations
June 20, 2008: Erin Crotty, a seasoned public administrator with deep roots in Troy and the Capital Region, will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as the director of community relations.		 *
*
*
*
* Rensselaer Hosts ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp for Middle School Students
*
Rensselaer Hosts ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp for Middle School Students
June 18, 2008: While schools around the Capital Region are ending the year, a group of 50 middle school students are kicking their academic interests up a notch by participating in the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at Rensselaer. 		*
*
*
*
* New Rensselaer Scholarship Opportunities Recognize Academic Excellence and Leadership
*
New $2.7 Million Grant Brings Rensselaer Graduate Students To Local Classrooms
June 16, 2008: A program entitled “Energy and the Environment,” funded by a new 2.7 million five-year NSF grant, will place science and engineering graduate students from Rensselaer in high school classrooms across New York’s Capital Region.		 *
*
*
*
* Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn’t Always Equal Two
*
Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn’t Always Equal Two
June 6, 2008: In a new study published in the June issue of Neuroscience Letters, researchers have demonstrated that when it comes to the circadian system, not all light exposure is created equal.		 *
*
*
* * *
 RSS News Links
*
*
*
* All News
*
Research
*
Academics
*
The Arts
*
Faculty
*
Community
*
Events News
*
Institute Calendar
*
*
*
*
*
* Bringing Second Life To Life *
*
* Bringing Second Life To Life *
*
A group of researchers from Rensselaer is working to engineer Second Life characters with the capacity to have beliefs and to reason about the beliefs of others.
*
*
*
* Anticipating the Future to ‘See’ the Present *
*
* Anticipating the Future to ‘See’ the Present *
*
A New York Times article features Mark Changizi's theories for some common optical illusions and for our ability to react almost instantaneously to visual stimuli. He claims the visual system has evolved to compensate for neural delays, allowing it to generate perceptions of what will occur one-tenth of a second into the future.
The New York Times
Press Release
*
*
*
* Plastics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous *
*
* Plastics: Adored, Deplored and Ubiquitous *
*
"The biggest catch in reaching the new, greener stage of the plastics age is that we have to accept that it’s going to cost money,” said Rensselaer Professor James A. Moore, in a recent New York Times article.
*
*
*
* Bringing Second Life To Life *
*
* Web-Based Programs Designed To Bolster Student Interest in Computing *
*
Ron Eglash, associate professor of science and technology studies, has used the mathematics embedded in the designs of various aspects of native and contemporary culture to develop a series of interactive, Web-based teaching tools. 
*
*
*
* Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects *
*
* Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects *
*
Researchers at Rensselaer have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step closer to realizing carbon nanotube interconnects, and alleviating the current bottleneck of information flow.
*
*
*		 *
* * * * *
*
* RPI Home Feedback Form Privacy Policy Media Policy Copyright Notice *
*
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 110 8th St., Troy, NY 12180. (518) 276-6000
RPI Copyright © 1996–2008 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. All rights reserved worldwide.
Why not change the world?(SM) is a service mark of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Site design and production by the Division of Strategic Communications & External Relations