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Irvine Sensors Forms Thermal Division
COSTA MESA, Calif., March 19, 2010 — Irvine Sensors Corp., developer of miniaturized infrared and electro-optical cameras, image processors and stacked chip assemblies, has appointment Vice President Peter Kenefick as...
New LED Drops the 'Droop'
TROY, N.Y., Jan. 15, 2009 – Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed and demonstrated a new type of LED with significantly improved lighting performance and energy efficiency. The new polarization-matched LED, developed in collaboration with Samsung...
Coating Boosts Solar Power
TROY, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2008 -- A new antireflective coating boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. The discovery moves academia and...
Sound Focuses Liquid Lens
TROY, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2008 -- A tiny new lens made of two water droplets can change focus when high frequency sounds cause the droplets to vibrate back and forth. Because it captures 250 pictures per second and requires considerably less energy to operate than competing methods,...
NY Nanotech Nets $1.5B
ALBANY, N.Y., July 16, 2008 – Significant new investments by IBM and the state of New York will accelerate its leadership in nanotechnology research and development and create up to 1000 new high-tech jobs upstate, New York Gov. David A. Patterson announced. The state will...
Nanofluid Apps Expanded
Troy, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2008 -- Liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability when exposed to electric fields -- a finding that could lead to new types of miniature camera lenses, cell phone displays and other microscale fluidic devices. The...
Nanotech Expert to Lead Materials Science and Engineering at RPI
Nov 16, 2007 — Materials science expert Robert Hull will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y., in early 2008 to head the School of Engineering’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the institute announced this week. He will also...
Energy Initiative to Emphasize Securtiy, Competitiveness
Aug 14, 2007 — The heads of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) and Caterpillar Inc. will spearhead an initiative that seeks to enhance US competitiveness and energy security. RPI President Shirley Ann Jackson, UWUA...
Lasers Inject Live Cells
TROY, N.Y., June 20, 2007 -- Femtosecond near-infrared lasers can preserve the integrity of cells when used as a microinjection method, a new study has found. The technique could one day allow doctors to perform nanosurgery on individual cells. The findings are being...
Lasers Inject Live Cells
TROY, N.Y., June 20, 2007 -- Femtosecond near-infrared lasers can preserve the integrity of cells when used as a microinjection method, a new study has found. The technique could one day allow doctors to perform nanosurgery on individual cells. The findings are being...
Shaping Up Carbon Nanotubes
TROY, N.Y., June 13, 2007 -- A new method boosts the density of carbon nanotube bundles by five to 25 times, creating efficient conductors that could one day replace copper as the primary interconnects used on computer chips and even hasten the transition to next-generation 3-D...
Rensselaer Professor Michael Shur elected as 2007 IET Fellow
Apr 13, 2007 — Michael Shur, the Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts ’48 Chaired Professor in Solid State Electronics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., has been promoted to fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the largest...
Nanotubes Cool Microchips
TROY, N.Y., April 3, 2007 -- Carbon nanotubes have proven to dissipate microchip heat as effectively as copper and could be integrated into ever-smaller cell phones, digital audio players and personal digital assistants to help ensure the devices don't overheat. The chips...
RPI Licenses Microscope Technology to Thorlabs
Mar 1, 2007 — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.Y., has licensed its adaptive scanning optical microscope technology to Thorlabs Inc. The Newton, N.J., company plans to bring the technology to market as a benchtop instrument for biological laboratories...
RPI Licenses Microscopy Technology to Thorlabs
Feb 1, 2007 — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.Y., has licensed its adaptive scanning optical microscope technology to Thorlabs Inc., a manufacturer of photonics products based in Newton, N.J. The company is positioned to bring the technology to...
It’s Hot and It’s Very Cool!
Aug 1, 2006 — Imagine how nice it would be on a hot summer day to be able to automatically cool one’s environment with solar panels — and then to have the same panels provide warmth when autumn comes. This concept is not such a fantasy anymore, thanks to research...
Study to Examine How Headlight Glare Affects Drivers, Road Safety
Jul 25, 2006 — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) in Troy, N.Y., has received a two-year, $890,012 award from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to further their research in the causes and effects of...
Membrane Has Photoswitchable Surface Properties
Jul 1, 2006 — By grafting a photoactive vinyl monomer to a synthetic ultrafiltration membrane, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., have produced a material whose protein adsorbability can be controlled with exposure to visible and...
Harvard Honors Rensselaer President Jackson
Jun 9, 2006 — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree at Harvard University’s 355th commencement yesterday in Cambridge, Mass. She was also honored at commencements for the University of...
Supercomputing Center to Focus on Nanotechnology
TROY, N.Y., May 11, 2006 — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with IBM and New York state, yesterday announced a $100 million partnership to create what it said will be the world’s most powerful university-based supercomputing center, and a top 10...
RPI Installs Bruker NMR Spectrometer
Mar 13, 2006 — TROY, N.Y., March 13, 2006 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) today unveiled an 800-MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, which aids in research on the cause and treatment of disease, at its Center for Biotechnology and...
Electronic Walls, Ceilings a 'Snap' With LEDs
Dec 16, 2005 — TROY, N.Y., Dec. 16 -- A novel concept for lighting homes and offices integrates LED technology with building materials and systems to create electronic walls and ceilings. The design includes interchangeable, modular panels with LED lighting...
RPI to Develop 3-D Patient Models
Aug 11, 2005 — TROY, N.Y., Aug. 11 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is leading a team of researchers awarded a three-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop 3-D virtual patient models that will more accurately...
Boeing Partners with RPI for Aircraft Lighting
Jun 1, 2005 — The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, N.Y., has partnered with Chicago-based Boeing Corp. to advance the quality of interior lighting in commercial aircraft. Within the LRC Partners Program, they will...
RPI Makes Nanotube 'Shock Absorbers'
Jan 12, 2005 — TROY, N.Y., Jan. 12 -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a novel carbon-nanotube-based material that chokes vibration and may have applications for both large and small mechanical equipment and electronic devices. The...
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