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Scientists Build Tiny Biological Robots From Human Cells

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Researchers have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human tracheal cells that can move across a surface and have been found to encourage the growth of neurons across a region of damage in a lab dish. 

NJIT Scientists Uncover Aurora-Like Radio Emission Above a Sunspot

Monday, November 13, 2023
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, astronomers from New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have detailed radio...

Computing Resilience in an Era of Uncertainty

Monday, November 6, 2023
In an era of frequent, powerful storms, fast-spreading wildfires and global pandemics, communities are discovering their vulnerabilities when they can least afford it.

Researchers Find Ethical Risks Where Mixed-Reality Gaming Meets AI

Monday, November 6, 2023
Researchers at NJIT and Universidad Carlos III of Madrid wanted to know if mixed-reality games could be improved by handing control to artificial intelligence software in the form of conversational language applications — it turns out they can,...

A Fly Fisherman Diagnoses Maladies on a Beloved River

Friday, November 3, 2023
Wading into a parched stretch of the Pequannock River, Taylor VanGrouw got a jarring reminder of the fragility of New Jersey’s smaller waterways: a brown trout stranded in a shallow pool, too lethargic to swim away as he approached.

Engineering Professor Wins NSF Award for Nanoscale Research

Monday, October 23, 2023
Structural engineering is defined as the science of extremely large things — battleships, buildings, bridges — but there’s a new group of researchers, led by New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Fatemeh Ahmadpoor, working to understand the...

Researchers Capture First Images of a Radio 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse

Friday, October 20, 2023
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have captured the Oct. 14 solar eclipse in a way never seen before — recording the first radio images of an annular eclipse’s famous “ring of...

NJIT Conference Will Explore the Tech Behind Offshore Wind Development

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Leaders from the wind power industry, state and federal agencies, venture capital firms and higher education will gather at NJIT in December for a conference about the technology driving the development of energy from wind.

Lemelson-MIT Recognizes NJIT Overseer for Being a Pioneer in Picture and Video Messaging

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Daniel Henderson finds himself in great company.Henderson, a pioneer in wireless picture and video messaging in cell phones, is now featured on Lemelson-MIT’s online wall of inventors, which includes the likes of Steve Jobs, Thomas...

NJIT Awarded $6 Million from the National Science Foundation to Commercialize Campus Inventions

Monday, October 9, 2023
NJIT has secured a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to translate science and engineering discoveries into market-ready technologies that will improve quality of life in areas ranging from health care, to sustainable...