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Researchers Develop Mathematical Model Predicting Disease Spread Patterns

Thursday, May 6, 2021
Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials seized on contact tracing as the most effective way to anticipate the virus’s migration from the initial, densely...

NJIT-led Project 'Visualize Organic Chemistry' Gets Global Reaction

Monday, May 3, 2021
A new NJIT-led project is making learning about the abstract world of organic chemistry a fresher, interactive experience that students can now easily explore in hi-res action through their digital devices.

Researchers Creating Drones with Artificial Intelligence to Help Firefighters

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Human-computer interaction researchers at NJIT and Israel's Ben-Gurion University are exploring how AI-enabled drones could communicate with people at the scene, so that firefighters can save more lives and property.

NJIT Selected as EPA Region 2 Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities Provider

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
NJIT has been chosen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide training and technical assistance to communities in EPA Region 2, which comprises New...

NJIT Student-Research Back in the Spotlight at 2021 Dana Knox Showcase

Sunday, April 25, 2021
After a year layoff, one of NJIT’s standout annual research events returned to the campus community this month — more than 30 of the university’s top student-researchers took to their webcams to present their work for a virtual audience at the...

Students to Present Discoveries at Virtual Dana Knox Research Showcase

Monday, April 19, 2021

Novel LEDs Would Simultaneously Illuminate and Disinfect a Room

Monday, April 12, 2021
Hieu Nguyen’s pandemic-inspired lighting would not only illuminate classrooms, offices and airport lobbies, but also disinfect them with invisible ultraviolet light that destroys pathogens such as the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers Explain Secret to How Birds Breathe Air in One Direction

Thursday, April 8, 2021
Breathing in and out. It’s so simple we often forget we’re doing it, but birds have mastered an even more efficient trick that’s been long-shrouded in mystery — breathing so that the air in their lungs flows in one direction.

A One-Stop Shop Helps Cities Reap Value From Brownfields the Market Spurns

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Newark Planning Officer Christopher A. Watson needs an inventory of every brownfield in the city.

From Experts in Artificial Photosynthesis to Cell Therapy, NJIT Showcases its Newest Innovators

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Their expertise ranges from technologies to improve infrastructure in some of the most urbanized regions on the planet to some of the remotest.