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* Controlling Protein Function With Nanotechnology *
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Controlling Protein Function With Nanotechnology
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A new study led by nanotechnology and biotechnology experts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is providing important details on how proteins in our bodies interact with nanomaterials. In their new study, published in the Feb. 2 online edition of the journal Nano Letters, the researchers developed a new tool to determine the orientation of proteins on different nanostructures. News Release

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* Implantable, Wireless Sensors Share Secrets of Healing Tissues *
Implantable, Wireless Sensors Share Secrets of Healing Tissues
02/21/12 -A new implantable sensor developed at Rensselaer can wirelessly transmit data from the site of a recent orthopedic surgery.
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* Rensselaer Web Scientists to Help Lead Conference on Computation in Healthcare and Life Sciences *
Rensselaer Web Scientists to Help Lead Conference on Computation in Healthcare and Life Sciences
02/17/12 - Joanne Luciano in the Tetherless World Constellation is co-chairing the 2012 CSHALS conference Feb 22-24 in Boston, Mass.
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* Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer To Host International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting *
The LRC at Rensselaer To Host International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting
02/14/12 -The 13th International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting (LS13) will take place June 24-29 at Rensselaer.
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* Let’s Go! Exploring Engineering Day Arrives Feb. 18 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute *
Let’s Go! Exploring Engineering Day Arrives Feb. 18 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
02/18/12 - In celebration of National Engineers Week, the School of Engineering at Rensselaer will host its annual Exploring Engineering Day event.
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* Study in Journal Science: Faculty Retention Proves a Major Challenge for Universities *
Study in Journal Science: Faculty Retention Proves a Major Challenge for Universities
02/16/12 - A new study in the journal Science, led by Deborah Kaminski, suggests leaders in higher education face a pressing challenge: the retention of professors.
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Innovating Smarter Lighting Systems and a Brighter Future at Rensselaer
02/13/12 - U.S. Representative Paul D. Tonko delivered the keynote address to help kick off the Smart Lighting Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center third annual Industry-Academia Days.
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07/19/11: Francine Berman
06/20/11: Linda Schadler
05/26/11: Pauline Oliveros
04/03/11: James Hendler
03/02/11: Heidi Newberg
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