NASA Awards $4 Million Through New Space Grant KIDS Opportunity

NASA Awards $4 Million Through New Space Grant KIDS Opportunity

NASA is awarding more than $4 million to institutions across the U.S. to help bring the excitement of authentic NASA experiences to groups of middle and high school students who are traditionally underserved and underrepresented in STEM. The new Space Grant K-12 Inclusiveness and Diversity in STEM (SG KIDS) opportunity will boost these students’ sense […]

NJIT’s Kamalesh Sirkar wins coveted Award for Membrane Science and Technology Innovation

NJIT’s Kamalesh Sirkar wins coveted Award for Membrane Science and Technology Innovation

Kamalesh Sirkar, a chemical engineer acclaimed for his innovations in industrial membrane technology used to separate and purify air, water and waste streams and to improve the quality of manufactured products such as pharmaceuticals, solvents and nanoparticles, won the 2017 Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation in Membrane Science and Technology. The award, given every […]

New type of supercomputer could be based on ‘magic dust’ combination of light and matter

New type of supercomputer could be based on ‘magic dust’ combination of light and matter

A team of researchers from the UK and Russia have successfully demonstrated that a type of ‘magic dust’ which combines light and matter can be used to solve complex problems and could eventually surpass the capabilities of even the most powerful supercomputers. The researchers, from Cambridge, Southampton and Cardiff Universities in the UK and the […]