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Reaching the Tipping Point
The tipping point. It is a phrase used ad nauseum thanks in large part of the same-named and great book by Malcolm Gladwell. But, before Gladwell there was always the physical tipping point. Take the...
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Neutrinos Among Us
Approximately 55 miles outside of Hong Kong, deep under the surrounding mountains, rests an important experiment in particle physics. The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment churned to life beneath...
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From the Field: Launch of Curiosity
Earth may not be the only planet in the solar system to have supported life. Analyses of Mars reveal that during its history the Red Planet has had many of the right conditions in place to sustain...
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Killer Plants
The human immune system is a marvelous machine. Bacteria enter the body (perhaps through those nasty, chalky mints at the local diner that you simply could not resist diving in to). Above is a gross...
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From the Field: Uncovering the History of the Universe in China
I wrote recently about Professor James Napolitano’s research in particle physics. Napolitano’s work is fascinating because it does this atom-scale science on a truly massive scale. And when I say...
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In the short video above an adorable little monkey is eating marshmallows. What is exceptional about this little monkey is not his love of sticky sweets, but the way he is grabbing them. This...
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3° with Kim Lewis
Kim Lewis is a professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, who recently received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award. We ask Kim about her work: Q: Your research has a strong...
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Of Montmorillonite and Men
Decades ago, Rensselaer chemist James Ferris created long chains of RNA molecules in the lab using simple clay materials and basic organic molecules as a catalyst. The discovery helped launch a theory...
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Viewpoints: Making Medicine Personal
(Below is an opinion piece by our own Jonathan Dordick on the need for personalized medicine. Dordick is the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Director of our...
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A Remote Control for Your Body
This will be my last post on The Approach. Thank you to all of our readers who have taken this little research blog and helped it to grow into what it is today. I leave Rensselaer for a new position,...
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