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RPI Study Suggests Incentives Are a Valuable Alternative to School Cell Phone Bans
As schools increasingly move to ban smartphones in classrooms, new research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) suggests that there may be a more effective way to boost focus and academic engagement.
RPI Professor Nikhil Koratkar Named Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow
Nikhil Koratkar, Ph.D., the John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), one of the highest professional distinctions awarded by the world’s oldest chemical society.
Learning Through Play: RPI Game on Freshwater Science Installed at ECHO Leahy Center
World of Plankton, an interactive educational game developed by faculty and students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been permanently installed at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain as part of the center’s newly renovated Into the Lake exhibit.
Professor Jian Shi Shares Perspective on a Unique Light-Matter Interaction in a Promising New Class of Semiconducting Material
Non-centrosymmetric halide perovskites are a class of semiconducting material containing a structural asymmetry with potentially transformative implications for several major industries.
RPI Mathematician Models the Physics of Undersea Waves, Paving the Way for More Accurate Climate Predictions
Professor Yuri V. Lvov, Ph.D., and a team of oceanographers develop a first-of-its-kind model of internal wave dynamics that lays the foundation for new, more reliable models of ocean circulation.
Universal Law Governs Urban Transport Adaptation in Extreme Floods
When a 100-year flood hits a city, traffic doesn't suddenly stop or disappear — it adapts.
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