January 16, 2015
Everything we do that requires a wireless connection uses the radio spectrum. We’re able to harness radio waves to listen to music in the car or stream Netflix from the 4G network on our smartphones. Each application is assigned it’s ...
Read More about Beyond Today’s Radio Spectrum — Transmitting Wireless Data on Higher FrequenciesJanuary 16, 2015
Shelby Buffington, a second-year PhD student in the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, was awarded the Biomaterials Science Poster Prize by the Materials Research Society this fall. Her poster, "Utilizing Shape Memory Polymers to Generate Complex Wrinkles for ...
Read More about Student’s Award-Winning Poster Details Breakthrough in Investigating CellsJanuary 13, 2015
Rapid economic growth in India has led to a spike in energy consumption, placing a serious strain on the country’s grid and energy supplies. Blackouts and brownouts are common and widespread. Worse, limited resources often make it impossible to generate ...
Read More about Faculty and Students Train India’s Future Engineers to Reduce Energy FootprintJanuary 13, 2015
Due to their nanoscale dimensions and sensitivity to light, quantum dots are being used for a number of bioimaging applications including in vivo imaging of tumor cells, detection of biomolecules, and measurement of pH changes. When quantum dots are ...
Read More about Shining a Light on Quantum Dots MeasurementJanuary 9, 2015
In November, Professor Svetoslava Todorova of Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science participated in the sixth session of the United Nations mandated Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on Mercury in Thailand. The INC on Mercury has ...
Read More about Todorova Serves as Science Observer in UN Mercury NegotiationsJanuary 8, 2015
On January 1, Professor Biao Chen of Syracuse University's College of Engineering and Computer Science joined the ranks of top electrical and computer engineers, earning the prestigious distinction of an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ...
Read More about Chen Named IEEE FellowJanuary 7, 2015
The application period for Project ENGAGE, a fun, hands-on engineering immersion program for high-achieving middle school girls, is now open. Hosted by Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, the program sparks a passion for ...
Read More about Apply Now for Project ENGAGE — A Summer STEM Camp for GirlsJanuary 6, 2015
This fall, Professor Charles Driscoll, along with an interdisciplinary group of scientists, submitted a public comment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to the Clean Carbon Plan—a new set of standards released in June aimed at cutting carbon ...
Read More about Driscoll Advocates Co-Benefits of Clean Carbon Plan to EPASeptember 10, 2002
The I-15 project is the largest geofoam project to date in the US and one of the largest in the world.
Read More about Negussey’s Geofoam Project Named 2002 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement