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* The Science Behind the Swing The Science Behind the Swing *
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Rensselaer’s Heidi Jo Newberg has spent the past eight years immersed in the Milky Way, sifting through images of a hundred million stars, tracking the motions of 240,000 of them, and helping to map the history of the galaxy. Her discoveries have enhanced our understanding of the Milky Way, raised additional questions about dark matter — and sent Newberg in search of an even larger spectroscopic survey. Read more
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Students Explore Geometry’s Role in Architecture
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The Italian Cultural Institute of New York recently hosted a weeklong exhibition of the work of 20 students from Rensselaer’s School of Architecture. Called “Reinterpreting the Baroque,” the show featured research conducted by the students while they studied abroad in Rome, Italy, during the fall 2007 semester.
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Rensselaer and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and Launch Center for Architecture Science and Ecology
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Headquartered at SOM’s offices on Wall Street, CASE is an innovative collaboration that engages scientists, engineers, and architects from the professional and academic worlds toward a common goal of redefining how we build sustainable cities and environments.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Announce Launch of Center for Architecture Science and Ecology
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Kane Named P.K. Lashmet Professor at Rensselaer
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Nanobiotechnology expert Ravi Kane has been named the P.K. Lashmet Professor. The endowed professorship is one of the highest honors bestowed on a Rensselaer faculty member. Kane’s research focuses on the interface of nanotechnology and biotechnology related to health and medicine.
Ravi Kane
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Indian Radio Innovator Named 2009 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year
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Amba Preetham Parigi is the 2009 William F. Glaser ’53 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year. He is credited with developing Radio Mirchi, India’s largest private radio network, into a power brand and one of the fastest growing media platforms.
Indian Radio Innovator Named 2009 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year
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Intel To Sponsor Rensselaer Robotics Tournament for Local Middle Schools
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The global competition, scheduled for Dec. 6 at Rensselaer, puts eight weeks of research, design, and programming to the test, giving local middle school students an opportunity to understand the themes that connect science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Intel To Sponsor Rensselaer Robotics Tournament for Local Middle Schools
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Data Scientist Joins Rensselaer Tetherless World Research Constellation
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Peter Fox has joined Rensselaer as the newest chair of the Tetherless World Research Constellation. Fox brings extensive experience as both a data and solar-terrestrial scientist. He also will serve on the faculty of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Peter Fox
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New York Center for Astrobiology Opening

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President Jackson and the School of Science invite the Rensselaer community to join them for the opening of The New York Center for Astrobiology on Monday, November 24, from 10 a.m.-noon, in the Bruggeman Conference Room at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies.
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* Solar Power Game-Changer: “Near Perfect” Absorption of Sunlight, From All Angles *
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Solar Power Game-Changer: “Near Perfect” Absorption of Sunlight, From All Angles

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By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, researchers at Rensselaer have moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.
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Results of the year-long project are explained in the paper “Realization of a Near Perfect Antireflection Coating for Silicon Solar Energy,” published this week by the journal Optics Letters.
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