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April 9, 2015

RIT scientists study spinning black holes

Carlos Lousto and James Healy numerically simulated equal-mass black holes and studied the alignment and direction of spin as the black holes approached merger.
March 6, 2015

RIT unveils Battery Prototyping Center

The new Battery Prototyping Center is a $1.5 million state-of-the-art facility that will conduct research and work with companies in this rapidly growing local industry.
March 6, 2015

Researchers release findings on energy storage

Adding energy storage to the U.S. electricity grid results in increases in greenhouse gas emissions and pollution from power plants, according to RIT professor Eric Hittinger.
March 5, 2015

Professor creates maps for refugee camp

Brian Tomaszewski traveled to Jordan to look at how geographic information systems and mapping could help in disaster situations at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp.
March 3, 2015

Image Permanence Institute awarded major grant

The Image Permanence Institute at RIT received a $399,825 grant from The National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation and Access Research and Development program.
March 2, 2015

Researchers aim to improve hearing loss treatment

RIT was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to further develop an advanced intra-cochlear drug delivery system that could improve treatment of hearing loss.
February 18, 2015

Gabrielle Gaustad receives NSF CAREER award

Gabrielle Gaustad of the Golisano Institute for Sustainability received the award to study the implications of material scarcity and criticality on clean energy technologies.
February 6, 2015

Lifting the veil on a dark galaxy

A cluster of stars, discovered by a team led by an RIT researcher, in the distant regions of the Milky Way may mark the location of a new dark-matter dominated dwarf galaxy.
February 2, 2015

Scientist works on artificial tissue development

Maria Helguera and colleagues from UR are looking to ultrasound technology to create blood vessels needed to nourish organs and tissues grown for reconstructive applications.
January 30, 2015

Application for national photonics center advances

RIT is among the leaders of a consortium named as one of three finalists in the country competing for a multimillion-dollar federal investment in a regional photonics center.
December 23, 2014

RIT to establish cybersecurity scholarship program

Responding to the national demand for workers highly trained in cybersecurity, RIT will use a National Science Foundation grant to establish the scholarship program.
December 1, 2014

New technology could reshape space telescopes

Scientists at RIT and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory are exploring a new type of space telescope with an aperture made of swarms of particles released from a canister.

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