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“Virtual Patient” To Simulate Real-Time Organ Motions for Radiation Therapy
May 30, 2007: With a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers from Rensselaer are developing a physics-based virtual model that can simulate a patient’s breathing in real time. When used in conjunction with existing 3-D models, adding the fourth dimension of time could significantly improve the accuracy and effectiveness of radiation treatment for lung and liver cancers. |
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Yin and Yang: Balance Could Play Key Role in Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease
May 29, 2007: Researchers at Rensselaer are challenging current thinking on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, offering a new hypothesis that could be the key to preventing this form of dementia. The researchers have found that a specific imbalance between two peptides may be the cause of the fatal neurological disease that affects more than five million people in the United States. |
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Rensselaer, IBM, and New York State Unveil New Supercomputing Center
May 18, 2007: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute today offered the first glimpse of what is planned to be the world’s most powerful university-based supercomputing center. The Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI) is designed to continue advancing semiconductor technology to the nanoscale, while also enabling key nanotechnology innovations in the fields of energy, biotechnology, arts, and medicine. |
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Inexpensive “Nanoglue” Can Bond Nearly Anything Together
May 16, 2007: Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to bond materials that don’t normally stick together. The team’s adhesive, which is based on self-assembling nanoscale chains, could impact everything from next-generation computer chip manufacturing to energy production. |
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From Silicon to the Sea: Managing Heat Aboard Modern Ships
April 16, 2007: With a major grant from the Office of Naval Affairs, Rensselaer researchers are collaborating with four other universities to address a hot topic in today’s military: how to keep modern ships cool in extreme environments. The overall research aim will be to develop cooling techniques that can be used for thermal management of large-scale, distributed high-power electronic systems. |
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