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* “Nanosculpture” Could Enable New Types of Heat Pumps and Energy Converters
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“Nanosculpture” Could Enable New Types of Heat Pumps and Energy Converters
July 17, 2008: A new technique for growing single-crystal nanorods and controlling their shape using biomolecules could enable the development of smaller, more powerful heat pumps and devices that harvest electricity from heat.

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* New Approach Sheds Light on Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health
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New Approach Sheds Light on Ways Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health
July 16, 2008: A study by researchers in Rensselaer’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) provides a new framework for studying the effects of circadian disruption on breast cancer, obesity, sleep disorders, and other health problems.
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* Inelegant Worms Provide New Clues About Gene Required for Development
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Inelegant Worms Provide New Clues About Gene Required for Development
July 2, 2008: The normal nematodes in Fern Finger’s lab move in beautiful S-shaped curves across their Petri dish. But the dish also contains worms with a very specific genetic defect, which are identified as the clumsiest dancers on the dance floor.
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* On the Boil: New Nano Technique Significantly Boosts Boiling Efficiency
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On the Boil: New Nano Technique Significantly Boosts Boiling Efficiency
June 26, 2008: A new study from researchers at Rensselaer shows that by adding an invisible layer of the nanomaterials to the bottom of a metal vessel, an order of magnitude less energy is required to bring water to boil. This increase in efficiency could have a big impact on cooling computer chips, improving heat transfer systems, and reducing costs for industrial boiling applications.		 *
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* Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn’t Always Equal Two
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Circadian Math: One Plus One Doesn’t Always Equal Two
June 6, 2008: In a new study published in the June issue of Neuroscience Letters, researchers have demonstrated that when it comes to the circadian system, not all light exposure is created equal.		 *
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* Rensselaer Researcher Wins IEEE Award for Work on 3-D Computer Chips
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Rensselaer Researcher Wins IEEE Award for Work on 3-D Computer Chips
May 27, 2008: James Jian-Qiang Lu will be recognized this week for research and technical achievements toward the design and realization of 3-D integrated computer chips.

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* Crystal (Eye) Ball: Study Says Visual System Equipped With "Future Seeing Powers"
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Crystal (Eye) Ball: Study Says Visual System Equipped With “Future Seeing Powers”
May 15, 2008: Mark Changizi claims the visual system has evolved to compensate for neural delays, allowing it to generate perceptions of what will occur one-tenth of a second into the future. Some common optical illusions are explained by this compensation.		 *
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* Commencement 2008: Undergrad Has Sweet Success With Invention of Artificial Golgi
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Commencement 2008: Undergrad Has Sweet Success With Invention of Artificial Golgi
May 6, 2008: An undergraduate student at Rensselaer has learned very quickly that a spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down. In fact, with his invention, the sugar may actually be the medicine.		 *
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* Rensselaer Students Win Three of Four Top Prizes at Innovation Conference
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Rensselaer Students Win Three of Four Top Prizes at Innovation Conference
April 29, 2008: Rensselaer inventors and innovators were awarded three of the top four student prizes at the CTT Innovation Conference recently held in Boston, Mass.		 *
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* Linhardt Helps Discover Deadly Heparin Contamination
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Deadly Dose: Rensselaer Heparin Expert Helps Uncover Source of Lethal Contamination
April 25, 2008: The mysterious death of patients around the world following a routine dosage of the common blood thinner, heparin, sent researchers on a frantic search to uncover what could make the standard drug so toxic. A researcher at Rensselaer was among a small group of scientists with the expertise and the high-tech equipment necessary to determine the source of the contamination.		 *
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* Rensselaer Students Recognized for Innovative Ideas To “Change The World”
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Rensselaer Students Recognized for Innovative Ideas To “Change The World”
April 16, 2008: A handheld device to detect skin cancer and a disposable robot capable of removing land mines are two of the five winning ideas in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s spring 2008 Change the World Challenge contest.		 *
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* Two Rensselaer Student Groups Rewarded for Entrepreneurial Ideas
March 14, 2008: Ideas for a “wired” law enforcement badge and an online ordering platform have both received funding as the winners of Rensselaer’s Class of ’51 Entrepreneurship Fund, established to help transform student ideas into sustainable ventures.  		*
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* Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects
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Carbon Nanotubes Outperform Copper Nanowires as Interconnects
March 13, 2008: Researchers at Rensselaer have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step closer to realizing carbon nanotube interconnects, and alleviating the current bottleneck of information flow.		 *
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* Rensselaer’s Lally School Rises in BusinessWeek Rankings of Top Undergraduate Business Programs
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Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities of a Child
March 10, 2008: A group of researchers from Rensselaer is working to engineer Second Life characters with the capacity to have beliefs and to reason about the beliefs of others. 		*
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* Student Develops New LED, Wins $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Prize
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Student Develops New LED, Wins $30,000 Lemelson-Rensselaer Prize
February 28, 2008: Martin Schubert, a doctoral student in electrical, computer, and systems engineering, has developed the first polarized LED, an innovation that could vastly improve LCD screens, conserve energy, and usher in the next generation of ultra-efficient LEDs. 		*
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* Bright Idea: LRC Launches New Program To Support Growth of Lighting-Related Businesses
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Bright Idea: LRC Launches New Program To Support Growth of Lighting-Related Businesses
February 26, 2008: The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer has launched an initiative, called the Lighting Technology Greenhouse, to support the growth of new and existing lighting companies in and around New York state.		 *
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* Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles
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Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles
February 19, 2008: Researchers at Rensselaer in a project led by Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc have demonstrated that liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability when exposed to electric fields.		 *
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