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August 28, 2026
Bioprinting and smart sensors converge in new RIT prosthetic prototype
3D Printing Industry reports on RIT research combining bioprinting, hybrid materials, smart sensors, and mechanical design to create more customizable finger and hand prosthetics. The collaboration among researchers at RIT’s Rochester and Dubai campuses could lead to more affordable devices with improved movement and a functional sense of touch.
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August 20, 2026
RIT Researchers Aim to Improve Prosthetic Devices with Bioprinting Breakthroughs and More
O&P Almanac highlights RIT research advancing 3D-bioprinted finger prostheses that combine flexible, biocompatible materials, smart sensors, and mechanical properties designed to enable more natural movement and a sense of touch.
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August 10, 2026
RIT researchers improve prosthetics with new materials, sensors, and bioprinting breakthroughs
New advances in bioprinting by RIT researchers are pointing the way to nearly human capabilities for finger prosthetics.
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August 7, 2026
RIT students gain real-world experience solving healthcare challenges
Multidisciplinary teams of RIT students collaborated on eight projects during the Studio 930 internship program, designing accessible healthcare solutions for children and adults with disabilities.
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July 21, 2026
RIT-based research aims to transform home-health monitoring for older adults
A research project that began with a student’s idea in an engineering laboratory at Rochester Institute of Technology is now Casana's Smart Seat, a commercial product that measures cardiovascular health metrics during one of life’s most routine activities. -
June 15, 2026
RIT computing researchers are fusing physics and AI to transform healthcare
A team of RIT researchers, led by Professor Linwei Wang, is improving healthcare by creating hybrid AI digital twins of patient’s organs and diseases. The work will lead to real-time, physics-integrated digital twins of the liver and improved AI models that could assist doctors with heart surgery.
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May 29, 2026
RIT researcher working to curb the spread of antibiotic resistance with NIH award
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health threat. As multidrug-resistant bacteria continue to increase, researchers at RIT are looking for a solution.
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March 27, 2026
RIT researchers build funding momentum
A new cohort of faculty researchers is representing how the university continues to grow its research ecosystem. RIT offers a robust suite of proposal-development workshops and seed-funding programs that help researchers generate preliminary results and strengthen future proposals.
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March 17, 2026
RIT research could slow fibrosis disease progression
Researchers in RIT's Tissue Regeneration and Mechanobiology Lab are investigating a new approach that could change how fibrosis is treated across organs in patients suffering from systemic sclerosis: targeting the protein TRPC6, a small ion channel—that can sense mechanical cues such as stiffness. -
February 23, 2026
RIT researcher studies how exercise could reduce the risk of aneurysm rupture
RIT Professor Zhongwang Dou recently received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for a five-year project to detail how blood flow within an aneurysm is affected by movement, and how physical exercise might affect the risk of aneurysm rupture.
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February 17, 2026
RIT researchers formulate a new “recipe” for stronger bio-printed tissue
Researchers have developed a solution to finding a compatible gel medium to host human cells and a device that can print the delicate cells safely.
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November 19, 2025
Venture Creations startup company is redefining breast cancer detection
BiRed Imaging, co-founded by Professor Satish Kandlikar, blends infrared camera capture, numerical simulation, and artificial intelligence-driven algorithms to accurately detect the presence, size, and location of tumors. The revolutionary process spares patients painful breast compression, radiation exposure, false alarms, and unnecessary anxiety.