Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's online research magazine. http://www.rpi.edu/dept/metasite/research/magazine/ en-us 2007-2013 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New research led by chemists in the Baruch '60 Center for Biochemical Solar Energy Research at Rensselaer is seeking to detail the individual steps of highly efficient reactions that convert sunlight into chemical energy within plants and bacteria. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/Innovation_Energy2012/feature_photosynthesis.html Tuesday, 25 September 09:00:00 GMT Right now, more than 6.5 billion people are competing for the Earth's dwindling supply of fossil fuels. By 2050, it is estimated that there will be 8 to 10 billion, and major advances in energy technology will be required to meet their needs. Rensselaer has faced that challenge by launching and expanding programs in renewable energy sources and energy conservation. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/Innovation_Energy2012/feature_license_solar.html Tuesday, 25 September 09:00:00 GMT Zepu Wang, a recent doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has developed a new advanced material to coat electrical components and allow the transmission of higher voltages across national power infrastructures. This new nanocomposite material holds the promise of enabling smarter, more reliable, and greener power systems. The technology could also significantly reduce the frequency of power outages. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/Innovation_Energy2012/feature_grids.html Tuesday, 25 September 09:00:00 GMT The Lighting Research Center and Osram Sylvania are working with Paramount Pictures on a study of LED-based lighting in a conference room that uses modular lighting tiles on the ceiling and wall; LRC reports assist airports the feasibility of LED runway and taxiway lights and facilitate industry reduction of electricity costs during times of peak electric loads. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/Innovation_Energy2012/feature_lrc.html Tuesday, 25 September 09:00:00 GMT Recent media interviews consider space exploration, machines as artist, ecofriendly packaging, game creation, lighting prescriptions for seniors, and 3-D printing. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/Innovation_Energy2012/feature_insights.html Tuesday, 25 September 09:00:00 GMT Researchers explore Adinkra patterns, biofuels, and HIV prevention in Ghana. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall10/eglash-1.html Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:00:00 GMT Rensselaer sociologists study water resources in Rwanda. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall10/water-1.html Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:00:00 GMT A team of geophysicists led by Professor Steven Roecker traveled to Chile in March to study the scope and strength of aftershocks. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall10/chile-1.html Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:00:00 GMT Sustainable solutions for staple crop production, solar energy for schools in Haiti, and novel "green" systems for air filtration. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall10/solar-1.html Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:00:00 GMT A new method for using water to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall10/koratkar-1.html Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:00:00 GMT Ground breaking research in breast cancer, osteoporosis, and the purification of drug components. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall10/drug-1.html Thursday, 6 January 2011 09:00:00 GMT Rensselaer has emerged as a leader in Web science education, semantic Web research, and the study of social cognitive networks. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer10/web-1.html Thursday, 22 July 2010 09:00:00 GMT The LRC has been working on a daylight-switching device called the DaySwitch designed for existing lighting fixtures. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer10/alzheimers-1.html Thursday, 22 July 2010 09:00:00 GMT An organic compound found in red wine has the ability to neutralize the toxic effects of proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer10/dayswitch-1.html Thursday, 22 July 2010 09:00:00 GMT Program focuses on developers who will do the research needed to invent the games and technology for the next generation. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer10/game-1.html Thursday, 22 July 2010 09:00:00 GMT Recent studies involving Nikhil Koratkar, professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer, have furthered our understanding of next generation nanocomposites. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer10/graphene-1.html Thursday, 22 July 2010 09:00:00 GMT Insufficient morning light contributes to teenagers not getting enough sleep, and mathematical models facilitate understanding of the sleep-wake cycle. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter09-10/sleep-1.html Tuesday, 23 March 2010 09:00:00 GMT Lemelson-MIT Rensselaer Student Prize winner Javad Rafiee has developed a new method for storing hydrogen at room temperature. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter09-10/lemelson-1.html Tuesday, 23 March 2010 09:00:00 GMT Professor Timothy Wei and his students are helping the U.S. skeleton team trim track times and gain an edge over other sliders. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter09-10/olympics-1.html Tuesday, 23 March 2010 09:00:00 GMT Volunteers fare donating computing power to help computer scientists and astronomers map the Milky Way galaxy. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter09-10/milky-1.html Tuesday, 23 March 2010 09:00:00 GMT Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a new method for predicting - with up to 99 percent accuracy - the fate of stem cells. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter09-10/stemcell-1.html Tuesday, 23 March 2010 09:00:00 GMT Space Shuttles Atlantis and Discovery carried experiments by Rensselaer professors to the International Space Station. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall09/space-1.html Thursday, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT Researchers have received a grant from the U.S. Air Force to create a laboratory to develop next-generation radar systems. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall09/radar-1.html Thursday, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT Miriam Katz has spent the past two decades studying ancient, deep-sea fossils to reconstruct the climates of Earth up to 250 million years ago. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall09/fossils-1.html Thursday, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT Research findings show that social innovation increasingly occurs not within a single organization but via platforms for collaboration. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall09/blueprint-1.html Thursday, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT Sustainable transportation is not only about what is under the hood of your car. It is also about how you use it. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall09/transportation-1.html Thursday, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT Web scientists at Rensselaer will use the World Wide Web to compile and share scientific data on an unprecedented scale. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall09/web-1.html Thursday, 31 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT Senior Constellation Professor George Makhatadze and his colleagues use computers to create new and improved versions of two human enzymes. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring09/proteins-1.html Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT Yuehua "Tony" Yu has developed a new method for harnessing the enormous potential of nanoparticle. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring09/lemelson-1.html Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT Researchers use streamlined polarization to significantly improve lighting performance and energy efficiency of Light Emitting Diodes. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring09/droop-1.html Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT Recent innovations in nanotechnology include increasing durability of composite frames, growing slimmer copper nanorods, and creating a new class of magnetic materials. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring09/nano-1.html Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT By inactivating a different part of the MMP enzyme, drugs could potentially target a tumor without the damaging side effects. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring09/page_mccaw-1.html Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT Students have developed an application for the iPhone that allows users to log, track, and manage their personal spending. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring09/iphone-1.html Tuesday, 9 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT A Rensselaer researcher uses fluid mechanics to help athletes sharpen strokes. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter08/swim-1.html Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT Researchers have isolated ancestral clues and have discovered the impact of the gene unc-85. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter08/dna-1.html Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT New LRC technology enables study of the effects of lighting on human and animal behavior. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter08/lighting-1.html Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT Larger amounts of fully synthetic heparin could be ready for use in patients in five years. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter08/heparin-1.html Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT New method induces, suppresses branching of nanorods. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter08/boiling-1.html Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT Reflects light weakly, absorbs light strongly: Researchers have created the darkest material ever made by man. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring08/darkest-1.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT Two theoretical physicists describe the motion of interstellar shock waves - violent events associated with the birth of stars and planets. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring08/cosmic-1.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT A new biochip could eliminate animal testing in chemicals, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals industries. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring08/biochip-1.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT Discovery furthers the push to develop healing uses for a deadly virus. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring08/hiv-1.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT New technology could enable innovative cancer treatment techniques and antibacterial coatings. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring08/anthrax-1.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 GMT The creation of highly detailed supercomputer models of a new proposed type of nuclear reactor. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter0708/nuclear-1.html Fri, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT Leslie Hayden, who recently earned her Ph.D. at Rensselaer, didn't shy away from a controversial topic in her studies. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter0708/hayden-1.html Fri, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT Researchers have created a razor-like material that is truly on the "cutting edge" of nanotechnology. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter0708/nanoblades-1.html Fri, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT A small amount of carbon nanotubes can go a long way toward enhancing the strength and safety of polymer composites. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter0708/nanorepair-1.html Fri, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT Blocks of carbon nanotubes can create effective and powerful pressure sensors, according to a new study. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/winter0708/nanosensors-1.html Fri, 15 Apr 2008 09:00:00 GMT An interdisciplinary team has found a key link that causes malarial infection in both humans and mosquitoes. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall2007/malaria-1.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT Geochemists are challenging commonly held ideas about how gases are expelled from the Earth. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall2007/argon-1.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT The recently opened Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI) is the world's most powerful university-based computing center. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall2007/ccni-1.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT Researchers have developed a new energy storage device that could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall2007/batteries-1.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT A new computer algorithm can help trace the genetic ancestry of thousands of individuals, without prior knowledge of their background. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall2007/dna-1.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT At Rensselaer, our undergradute students are working alongside some of the world's leading researchers. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/fall2007/studentresearch-1.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:00:00 GMT Rensselaer researchers have created a synthetic "gecko tape" with four times the sticking power of the real thing. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer07/geckotape1.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:00:00 GMT Researchers were awarded a major NIH grant to develop a 4-D virtual patient model. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer07/virtual_patient1.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:00:00 GMT A new method of compacting carbon nanotubes into dense bundles has been developed. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer07/nanotubes1.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:00:00 GMT A key discovery could help advance the role of graphene in nanoelectronics. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer07/graphene1.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:00:00 GMT The new supercomputer at Rensselaer is the most powerful based at a university. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer07/ccni1.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:00:00 GMT Rensselaer's Undergraduate Research Forum showcased a variety of research projects conducted in many areas of science and engineering. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/summer07/undergraduate_research1.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:00:00 GMT Wilfredo Colon and Christopher Bystroff make a formidable research team, working together to better understand why proteins sometimes become trapped in a specific structure. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring07/proteins.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT Research collaborators cross disciplines to explore the electrical insulating potential of this burgeoning new field. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring07/nanodielectrics.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT The new adhesive could impact everything from chip manufacturing to energy production. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring07/nanoglue.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT Researchers have created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring07/antireflection.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT Researchers are challenging current thinking on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's disease. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring07/yinyang.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT More than 760,000 years ago, searing ash rained from the skies, blanketing half the United States. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring07/supervolcano.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT Zhao brings a unique background and focused vision to the School of Science that extends far beyond that of a traditional administrator. http://www.rpi.edu/research/magazine/spring07/focus.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:00:00 GMT