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NEW YORK, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Two hundred fifty billion emails, 45 million Facebook posts and more than 50,000 hours of video make up just a portion of the data sent each day through Internet routers. Connected by a staggering network of fibers that crisscross the globe, these networks make high-speed, high-bandwidth communication possible. But what happens when one of those fibers is cut or a router fails to function? (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO...
NEW YORK, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) President Jerry M. Hultin and the Board of Trustees today announced that Steven Chu, United States Secretary of Energy and Nobel Laureate, will deliver the class of 2011 commencement speech May 23 at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. During the 156th commencement ceremony, Secretary Chu will receive a Doctor of Engineering degree, honoris causa. (Logo:...
NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: "Clean Energy Connections: Can NYC have a Wind Industry?" WHEN: Thursday April 14th; 7:00pm-9:00pm The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, 44 Charlton Street, New WHERE: York, NY, 10014 Solar One and the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy (NYC ACRE) at Polytechnic Institute of New York University present Clean Energy Connections, a year-long live discussion series and online forum for New...
NEW YORK, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A replacement for the century-old bandage and a wheelchair of the future won top honors in Polytechnic Institute of New York University's (NYU-Poly) search for young inventors known as the Time Warner Cable Inno/Vention Competition. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO ) The contest, now in its fourth year, challenges young people to change the world for the better through technology. But the 12 finalist projects selected...
NEW YORK, April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) and at the NYU College of Dentistry have discovered a biochemical version of a principle well known among confectioners. Call it the "peanut butter and chocolate" rule: Sometimes two things work better together than alone. (Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO) Seiichi Yamano, assistant professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at NYU's College of...
NEW YORK, March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Katherine Isbister, research director of the new Game Innovation Lab at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), has been recognized by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with its prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship. The fellowship offers experienced researchers the opportunity to spend up to 18 months abroad conducting collaborative research with educational institutions in Germany. Isbister will conduct her fellowship at the...
NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have demonstrated the potential to keep millions of tons of toxic waste out of landfills while improving the performance and lowering the cost of some of manufacturing industries' most expensive raw materials such as aluminum and magnesium. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO ) Nikhil Gupta, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace...
NSF CAREER awardee studies the behavior of schooling fish and creates biologically inspired robots that may someday help preserve marine lifeScientists have long turned to nature for inspiration and innovation. From unlocking the secrets of spider silk to create super-strong materials to taking hints from geckos for new adhesives, clues from the natural world often lead to advances in our practical world. But the relationship between engineering and nature has been largely one-directional,...
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An independent report released in January by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University finds that using private sector engineers versus public employees to design public works projects is at least 15 percent more cost efficient for New York State. The new study, led by F.H. (Bud) Griffis, Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, validates an October 2008 study that found a 14 percent savings when using...
NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Only days before the NASA Stardust spacecraft beamed home comet photos long awaited by astronomers, other researchers revealed the factors that motivated citizens to volunteer without pay to examine more than a million images of space dust captured by the spacecraft's predecessor. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NY99197LOGO ) The team of researchers headed by Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) Assistant Professor...
