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LED with omni-directional reflector.
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A new type of LED developed at Rensselaer uses a novel omni-directional reflector.
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 Smart Lighting
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* Three recognized photonics pioneers have come together at Rensselaer to form the nucleus of the Future Chips Constellation, a multidisciplinary group that is conducting leading-edge research in compound semiconductor materials and devices. Their goal: enabling significant advances in communications, lighting, sensing, and imaging.  Read more

See also: Looking Into Light
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Drug Discovery at Rensselaer
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As drug makers target increasingly complex, chronic illnesses, drug development becomes far more costly and time consuming. Meanwhile, in the search for new drugs, 99.9 percent of compounds tested fail.

With a range of expertise on campus, from traditional medicinal chemistry to biotechnology to computational modeling, Rensselaer researchers are addressing these issues.  Read more
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* Rensselaer software can quickly screen large databases, accurately predicting the molecules that show potential for future medicines.
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Rensselaer’s Molecularium(SM) Teaches Kids What “Matters”

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A new animated program is designed to spark children’s interest in learning about atoms and molecules using planetariums in a new way for science education.

Rensselaer recently showcased the project at the 10th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding exhibition, Science@Work.  Read more
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* Molecularium(SM) characters “Oxy”, “Hydro”, and “Hydra” form a water molecule.
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* Researcher Profile
Biplab Sikdar, assistant professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering.  Profile		 *
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