News by Topic: Research
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April 19, 2018
RIT honors its researchers
RIT honored researchers who served as principal investigators on active awards in fiscal year 2017 at an April 18 reception. Also recognized were the 19 recipients of Seed Funding Awards and 10 new inductees in RIT’s PI Millionaires. -
April 10, 2018
What’s old is new again through remanufacturing
Remanufacturing involves rigorous research to make a product useful again. -
April 10, 2018
Creating better packaging design through collaboration
Professors from packaging science, graphic design, and industrial design worked together to provide students with a unique opportunity for collaborative design. -
April 10, 2018
RIT experts help make computing accessible
RIT’s student and faculty researchers are working to make technology accessible for all by changing the culture of computing. -
April 10, 2018
Metaproject lifts student designs to professional level
By partnering with industry, RIT’s industrial design department’s Metaproject teaches students the role of research at every stage of the design process. After eight years, this senior studio has proven to be a successful vehicle for fostering innovative thinking and thoughtful product design. -
April 10, 2018
Students solve problems in senior design program
Multidisciplinary senior design projects are the practicum for modern design thinking. -
April 10, 2018
RIT’s archives play key role in research
Today, RIT’s archives have the relevant role of being both dynamic and didactic research and educational tools. -
April 10, 2018
Research fuels creativity that powers RIT designers
RIT is one of the top universities in the nation working at the intersection of technology, the arts and design. RIT’s design programs are world ranked due to innovative students and faculty, along with close ties to industry and alumni. Click for a story and video. -
April 10, 2018
Event highlights latest in plastics engineering
RIT faculty and student researchers will present research on a variety of topics including advanced composites, 3D printing, self-healing polymers, bioplastics and nanotechnology during Plastics Night on April 19. -
April 9, 2018
Symposium highlights international experiences
The fourth annual Global Learning Symposium highlighted RIT students’ study, research and work abroad achievements throughout the academic year. -
March 29, 2018
Using cinema technology for space missions
RIT scientist Zoran Ninkov is developing and testing an astronomical imager inspired by an Oscar-award winning cinema projection system. The RIT astronomical imaging system is competing with other technologies for deployment on future NASA space missions for surveying star and galaxy clusters. -
March 27, 2018
RIT improving technology for autonomous materials handling
Technology development for “smart” forklifts and trucks that communicate with each other is underway at RIT where a team of engineers is building a next-generation intelligent materials handling system.