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Research News (2008)

12/09/08 - Madison Avenue Magic: Study Reveals Positive Effects of Unconscious Exposure to Advertisements

12/08/08 - New Hybrid Nanostructures Detect Nanoscale Magnetism

11/24/08 - “Gray’s Paradox” Solved: Researchers Discover Secret of Speedy Dolphins

11/24/08 - Rensselaer Opens Center Dedicated to the Search for Life in the Universe

11/14/08 - Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and Rensselaer Announce Launch of Center for Architecture Science and Ecology

11/13/08 - Data Scientist Joins Rensselaer Tetherless World Research Constellation

11/04/08 - Just Scratching the Surface: New Technique Maps Nanomaterials as They Grow

10/03/08 - Outshining Edison: New NSF Engineering Research Center To Advance "Smart Lighting"

10/01/08 - Rensselaer To Host Global Leaders in the Media, Technology, and the Arts for Presidential Colloquy

09/23/08 - Economist's Model Forecasted Current Economic Slowdown One Year In Advance

09/23/08 - Rensselaer Announces New Head of Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies

09/22/08 - Controlling Light With Sound: New Liquid Camera Lens as Simple as Water and Vibration

09/11/08 - LRC Named Recipient of U.S. Green Building Council's 2008 Green Building Research Fund Grant

09/08/08 - Lighting Research Center Develops Framework for Assessing Light Pollution

09/03/08 - New $1.1M Grant: Restoring Basic Needs After Hurricanes, Disasters

08/28/08 - Study Says Eyes Evolved for X-Ray Vision

08/17/08 - Researchers Create Safer Alternative to Heparin

08/08/08 - Top Secret Technology To Help U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics

08/07/08 - Study Helps Pinpoint Genetic Variations in European Americans

07/23/08 - Study Suggests Human Visual System Could Make Powerful Computer

07/17/08 - Nanosculpture Could Enable New Types of Heat Pumps and Energy Converters

07/16/08 - New Approach Sheds Light on Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health

07/01/08 - Inelegant Worms Provide New Clues About Gene Required for Development

06/26/08 - On the Boil: New Nano Technique Significantly Boosts Boiling Efficiency

06/06/08 - Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn't Always Equal Two

05/20/08 - The Future of the Web: An Old-Fashioned Debate With a Social Media Twist

05/15/08 - Crystal (Eye) Ball: Study Says Visual System Equipped With "Future Seeing Powers"

05/14/08 - Commencement 2008: Student Innovation Could Improve Data Storage, Magnetic Sensors

05/13/08 - Commencement 2008: Rensselaer Student Invents Alternative to Silicon Chip

05/06/08 - Commencement 2008: Undergrad Has Sweet Success With Invention of Artificial Golgi

04/30/08 - Decoding the Dictionary: Study Suggests Lexicon Evolved To Fit in the Brain

04/25/08 - Deadly Dose: Rensselaer Heparin Expert Helps Uncover Source of Lethal Contamination

03/13/08 - Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects

03/10/08 - Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities of a Child

02/28/08 - Student Develops New LED, Wins $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Prize

02/19/08 - Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles

01/28/08 - New Polymer Could Improve Semiconductor Manufacturing, Packaging

01/22/08 - Researchers Develop Darkest Manmade Material

01/17/08 - Researchers Reveal HIV Peptide's Possible Pathway Into the Cell

01/08/08 - Study Says Telecommuting May Harm Workers Left Behind in the Office