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Complex Cognitive Skills Revealed by Tetris Gameplay
Rensselaer research team studying Tetris players to better understand expertise. In a fraction of a second, a colorful digital block shaped like the letter “L”...
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New Biomaterial Developed That Could Be a Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries
Polymerized estrogen shown to protect nervous system cells. Research could enable improved treatment of spinal cord injuries. Spinal cord damage that causes paralysis and reduced...
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Mystery in Global Carbon Cycle Uncovered by Investigation of Oceanic ‘Black...
New technique unexpectedly finds that black carbon in rivers and oceans differs significantly. In understanding the global carbon cycle, “black carbon” — decay-resistant carbon molecules...
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3D-Printing Living Skin With Blood Vessels Included [Video]
Development is significant step toward skin grafts that can be integrated into patient’s skin. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a way to 3D...
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New Aqueous Lithium-Ion Battery – Low Cost & Improved Safety
Non-flammable, cost-efficient, and effective battery developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As the lithium-ion batteries that power most phones, laptops, and electric vehicles become...
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Promising New Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease Inhibits Amyloid Production
New gamma secretase inhibitor blocks only amyloid production, no other functions. A newly identified compound is a promising candidate for inhibiting the production of amyloids,...
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Transforming Carbon Dioxide to Into Fuel More Efficiently With a...
Separation membrane could vastly improve multiple chemical processes. Methanol is a versatile and efficient chemical used as fuel in the production of countless products. Carbon...
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Rival Emerges to Lithium-Ion Batteries: New Potassium Metal Technology
Rensselaer team finds solution to persistent problem facing potassium-metal batteries. From cell phones, to solar power, to electric cars, humanity is increasingly dependent on batteries....
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A New Kind of Light in the Universe? “Super-Planckian” Material Emits Light...
Could there be a new kind of light in the universe? Since the late 19th century, scientists have understood that, when heated, all materials emit...
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Seaweed Extract Outperforms Remdesivir in Blocking COVID-19 Virus in Cell...
Heparin, a common anitcoagulent, could also form basis of a viral trap for SARS-CoV-2. In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes...
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First of Their Kind “Shell Structures” Found in Milky Way – Evidence of...
Evidence of broadside collision with dwarf galaxy discovered in Milky Way. Nearly 3 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy plunged into the center of the...
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Daily Rhythms May Impact Our Ability to Fight Disease – Immune System Killer...
An analysis of an exhaustive dataset on cells essential to the mammalian immune system shows that our ability to fight disease may rely more heavily...
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Bacteria Reprogrammed to Make Designer Molecule Used in Pharmaceutical Drugs
Process paves a road to safe, ethical, and fast drug manufacturing. Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have — for the first time — reprogrammed...
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Sequencing Key Molecules in Just Minutes Instead of Years
Research demonstrates the potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencing. Researchers have demonstrated the potential of using a nanopore to reduce the time required for sequencing...
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When Combined With Hepatitis C Drugs, Antiviral Remdesivir May Be 10 Times...
When combined with drugs currently used to treat hepatitis C, the antiviral remdesivir is 10 times more effective in treating cells infected with SARS-CoV-2, the...
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World’s Lakes Losing Oxygen Rapidly As Planet Warms – Biodiversity and...
Oxygen levels in the world’s temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly — faster than in the oceans — a trend driven largely by climate change...
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Efficient Light-Electricity Conversion: Changing a 2D Material’s Symmetry Can...
Jian Shi Research Group engineers material into promising optoelectronic. Optoelectronic materials that are capable of converting the energy of light into electricity, and electricity into...
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Need for Giant Space Telescope To Discover Exoplanets Inspires Lightweight...
Inspired by a concept for discovering exoplanets with a giant space telescope, a team of researchers is developing holographic lenses that render visible and infrared...
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Brain’s Ability To Clear Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Controlled by...
Ability of immune system to destroy Alzheimer’s-related protein oscillates with daily circadian rhythm. The brain’s ability to clear a protein closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease...
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Ancient Dwarf Galaxy Shredded in a Collision With the Milky Way May Help in...
Ancient dwarf galaxy reconstructed with MilkyWay@home volunteer computer. Astrophysicists for the first time have calculated the original mass and size of a dwarf galaxy that...
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Previously Unexplained Light and Heat Emissions May Be Caused by Whirling...
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have uncovered a process in the swirling masses of plasma surrounding black...
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A Better Kind of Face Mask: Researchers Develop Virus Killing Masks
The research team utilized accessible and affordable equipment to improve N95 masks and cut waste Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a practical method...
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Challenging Conventional Wisdom: New Discovery Transforms Our Understanding...
Previous beliefs have been overturned by the discovery of irregularly arranged structures. For many, the word “crystals” conjures images of shimmering suncatchers that create a...
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Engineered Bacteria Eat Waste Plastic and Make Spider Silk – “Nature’s Kevlar”
For the first time, researchers have used bacteria to “upcycle” waste polyethylene. Move over Spider-Man: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a strain of...
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