April 8, 2002

Rensselaer Researchers Achieve Unprecedented Control Over Nanotube Growth

	Controlled nanotube growth in a silica-coated substrate

Next-generation computer chips, integrated circuits, and the microelectro-mechanical (MEMS) devices that power them depend upon carbon nanotubes that can be grown up, down, sideways, and in all three dimensions. Researchers at Rensselaer are the first to achieve this unprecedented, specific, and controlled nanotube growth. More

Stressed Out Cells
Susan Sharfstein, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is studying how osmotic stress, or adding salt to the cell, affects its function and whether researchers can bypass the link between stress and cell death to increase protein production for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. More

Graduate Program in Engineering Ranked 31st by U.S. News, Applied Math Ranked 21st
Rensselaer's graduate school of engineering is ranked 31st in the nation in the latest edition of "Best Graduate Schools" published by U.S. News & World Report. More

Applied Mathematics Ranked No. 21 by U.S. News & World Report
Rensselaer's doctoral program in applied mathematics has been ranked No. 21 in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The Institute is tied with Harvard, Rutgers, Arizona, Colorado at Boulder, and SUNY at Stony Brook. More