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AI Rethought: RPI Researchers Propose a More Effective, Human-Like Approach
New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) could help shape the future of artificial intelligence by making AI ...
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Pazour and Hekimoglu Named James M. Tien ’66 Dean’s Faculty Fellows in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) announced the appointment of Professor Jennifer Pazour, Ph.D., from the School of Engineering and Professor M. Hakan Hekimoglu, Ph.D., from the Lally School of ...
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RPI Researchers Make Strides Toward Quantum Networking
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are tackling one of the most complex challenges in the world of quantum information—how to create reliable, scalable networks that can connect ...
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Rensselaer Researcher Seeks New Treatment For Blindness-Causing Diseases
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Christopher Cioffi, Ph.D., Thomas and Constance D'Ambra Professor in Organic Chemistry, has been collaborating with Konstantin Petrukhin, Ph.D., Professor of ...
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RPI Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program Gets Multimillion-Dollar Boost
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has been awarded two grants by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to train graduate students on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research and commercialization. NIA ...
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Harnessing Vibrations: RPI-Engineered Material Generates Electricity from Unexpected Source
The RPI team developed a polymer film infused with a special chalcogenide perovskite compound that produces electricity when squeezed or stressed. The device could be used in consumer goods, such as a ...
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Loss of Oxygen in Lakes and Oceans a Major Threat to Ecosystems, Society, and Planet
Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, also referred to as aquatic deoxygenation, is a threat to life at all levels. In fact, in research recently published in ...
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Rensselaer Researcher Finds That Users Seek Out Echo Chambers on Social Media
We all know that communication encompasses so much more than words. Facial expressions, intonations, hand gestures, and more contribute to our expressiveness. However, in social media, these ...
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Rensselaer Researcher Finds that Frog Species Evolved Rapidly in Response To Road Salts
When we think of evolution, we think of a process that happens over hundreds or thousands of years. In research recently published, a team led by Rick Relyea, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences ...
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Rensselaer Professor Esther Wertz Appointed UPWARDS For the Future Faculty Fellow To Support Semiconductor Education, Workforce Training, and Research
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Esther Wertz, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, has been appointed Rensselaer’s faculty fellow of UPWARDS for ...
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM Unveil the World’s first IBM Quantum System One on a University Campus
Today, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and IBM officially unveiled the world’s first-ever IBM quantum computer on a university campus. Building on RPI’s bicentennial celebration of 200 years of ...