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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.

NJIT is Prepared to Tackle Infrastructure Challenges

Monday, April 5, 2021
In NJIT’s Materials and Structures Laboratory, Noah Thibodeaux is concocting a series of concrete mixtures containing varying levels of old, pulverized roadway....

New Study Shows Microplastics Turn Into 'Hubs' for Pathogens, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
It’s estimated that an average-sized wastewater treatment plant serving roughly 400,000 residents will discharge up to 2,000,000 microplastic particles into the environment each day.

Institute for Data Science Aims to Democratize Supercomputing With NSF Grant

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Ordinary people could soon have greater ability to analyze massive amounts of information, based on new algorithms and software tools being designed at NJIT, intended to simplify access to a programming interface from data scientists at the...

NJIT Physics Professor Philip Goode Named American Astronomical Society Fellow

Thursday, February 11, 2021
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New Cyberpsychology Seminar Series to Cover Online Conspiracy Theories, Misinformation and More

Monday, February 1, 2021
What psychological factors drive the popularity of conspiracy theories, and what are the psychological consequences of adopting these theories? What is the role of personality traits in people’s real-life spending behavior online?

NJIT Alum and 76ers Data Scientist on Joining the NBA's Data Revolution

Thursday, January 28, 2021
With the NBA’s 2020-21 season now underway, the Philadelphia 76ers stand as a perennial playoff team with title aspirations, unrecognizable from the team they were during three of the bleakest seasons the NBA has ever seen. A 47-199 record from...