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School of Engineering students share internship experiences in front of peers, judges

On Tuesday, Engineers Week continued with the fourth annual “Interns Present” event at the Busch Campus Center.Feb 27 2017

Tech Tuesday: The tech that helps you procrastinate

With finals just around the corner, students are beginning to lock down and study for exams that will likely be a deciding factor in their final grades.Dec 13 2016

Simple Science: What's the best way to stay warm?

Tech Tuesday: How is your home heated?

As the fall season ends and winter begins, temperatures are dropping, leading people to activate their central heating.Dec 6 2016

SIMPLE SCIENCE: How bandages help heal wounds

Tech Tuesday: Online Shopping

This year, Black Friday saw an estimated 154 million shoppers nationwide, according to the National Broadcasting Company. This number shows an increase from previous years. These shoppers spent an average of $289, with about 44 percent buying their products online.Nov 29 2016

Tech Tuesday: How do your kitchen appliances work?

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and with it a slew of food preparation. The holiday has both consumers and producers working to feed many people. An estimated 243 million turkeys will be raised in 2016, along with an estimated 859 million pounds of cranberries produced.Nov 22 2016

Tech Tuesday: How do TV services work?

As video streaming services gain more popularity, people are switching away from traditional cable TV subscriptions, with more than 20 percent of American households “cutting the cord” last year.Nov 15 2016

How did we domesticate animals?

Plants and animals have been domesticated for thousands of years, becoming an integral part of society over this time.Nov 14 2016

TECH TUESDAY: Inside a ballot machine

Millions of Americans will take to the polls for the 2016 presidential election today.Nov 8 2016

SIMPLE SCIENCE: How does daylight saving time work?

SCIENCE: How do airplanes work?

On Oct. 27, an airplane carrying Republican Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined it was caused by an instrumental error.Oct 31 2016

TECH TUESDAY: How do we get our oil?

Protests against a new oil pipeline in North Dakota have garnered much attention in recent days, with hundreds of people making their way to the junction of the Cannonball and Missouri Rivers.Oct 18 2016

SIMPLE SCIENCE: What are 'natural flavors?'

Tech Tuesday: What is cultured meat?

Cultured meat, also known as lab grown meat, has made waves in recent years, being called disgusting by some and a potential savior to the environment by others.Oct 11 2016

Simple Science: How does video chat work?

Tech Tuesday: How do EpiPens work?

EpiPens have been at the forefront of headlines recently, with outrage over the price of the medical product being raised by over 400 percent over the last nine years.Oct 4 2016

Find out what's in your pumpkin spice latte

Last month, Starbucks reintroduced their most popular seasonal drink — the pumpkin spice latte.Oct 3 2016

TECH TUESDAY: How goal-line technology works

September marks the beginning of many sports seasons at once, from the National Football League (NFL) regular season to the group stages of the Union of European Football Associations Champions League (CL). With this, technology in sports will once again make an appearance.Sep 27 2016

Simple Science: How climate change impacts oceans

Tech Tuesday: How do we get our power?

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Cook and Douglass campuses faced power outages that led to all 3,200 residents being relocated for the night.Sep 20 2016

SIMPLE SCIENCE: How do helmets work?

Tech Tuesday: Do you need a headphone jack?

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Apple held a press event and announced the iPhone 7, which features two camera lenses and a new processor, will not have a headphone jack.Sep 13 2016

Ben & Jerry's co-founders campaign for Sanders at Rutgers

Tech Tuesday: Can you cheat a Scantron?

With final exams just around the corner, students are beginning to prepare for anything they might encounter on the exam. One common section of an exam is multiple choice, which is often completed using a Scantron.Apr 26 2016

Tech Tuesday: How do self-driving cars work?

Roads filled with self-driving cars may stop existing solely in fantasies and become real, thanks to research innovations in the technology industry. Advancements needed to produce self-driving cars have been moving quickly, and industry giants predict self-driving cars will soon be available to the public.Apr 19 2016

Tech Tuesday: How does music production work?

On Sat. April 9, rap and pop artist Drake announced the release date of his long rumored album “Views from the 6.” This will be his fourth studio album, according to theverge.com.Apr 12 2016

Simple Science: Scented candles

Scented materials such as candles and lotions have been increasing in popularity, providing unique scents and even claiming to provide health benefits when used.Apr 11 2016

Tech Tuesday: What is CRISPR?

With increasing amounts of research into various diseases and disorders stemming from genetic mutations, scientists have begun to investigate ways to directly change the genetic makeup of cells.Apr 5 2016

Nobel Laureate explains physics concepts in 2016 Irons Lecture at Rutgers

Tech: How does AI work?

Over the last few weeks an artificial intelligence (AI) program has been competing with a world champion board game player, showing off the strong advances Google has made in artificial intelligence.Mar 22 2016

TECH TUESDAY: How blood alcohol is tested

With many celebratory events like St. Patrick’s Day and spring break approaching, police forces are likely to increase the number of officers on duty and patrols to increase safety.Mar 8 2016

E-WEEK: Rutgers engineering organizations compete for funding in 'Shark Tank'

Creating ideas to better the world is easy, but developing them takes time and money. Last Wednesday, students had the opportunity to earn the funding they need to realize their goals.Feb 29 2016

Rutgers students gather to compete, learn more about coding

Students from all across Rutgers gathered to participate in a hackathon held at the Cook Student Center.Feb 29 2016

Researcher discusses solar cell technology at Rutgers

As the world becomes more aware of the environmental impacts of greenhouse gasses, researchers are finding more efficient ways to harness alternative energy. One such researcher is Xiaoyang Zhu, a professor at Columbia University in the Department of Chemistry, who focuses mainly on light-matter interaction.Feb 16 2016

SCIENCE MONDAY: Is tea good for you?

Zika virus spreads across South America, raises alarm

Designer Genes never looked this good

Record-breaking temperatures seen in December

Living in space possible, needs further research

Living in space has been romanticized in the media for decades and would be a huge advancement for mankind, but there are many challenges to overcome before it becomes reality. Haym Benaroya, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, said permanent life in space would provide many challenges for engineers in creating habitable environments. The engineers would have to create an atmosphere to protect people from radiation and allow them to escape from the vacuum of outer space, as well as protection from space objects like meteorites, he said. Countries with space programs all over the world are working hard to get more people into space, including India, China, Russia and the United States.Dec 7 2015

Alumna studies influenza virus for CDC

Every autumn, people get a flu shot in the hope of not falling seriously ill. Jessica Belser, a Class of 2003 alumna, works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Influenza Division to study the pathogenesis and transmission of the virus, or how the virus develops and spreads. Belser has worked with similar viruses in the past, including H5N1, or the bird flu, as well as the Ebola virus. She works in a high-containment facility, where many precautions are taken to prevent the virus from being spread outside of the laboratory.Nov 16 2015

Rutgers organization sheds light on ethical issues

Category 5 hurricane makes landfall on coast of Mexico

A hurricane made landfall on the coast of Mexico just more than a week ago, and was the strongest recorded hurricane in the history of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane, named Patricia, was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane rapidly as a result of ideal storm growth conditions, said Benjamin Lintner, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Science. “It didn’t encounter the large amount of wind shear that would cause the strengthening process to slow down,” Lintner said.Nov 2 2015

Fitness application lifts itself into college gyms

A new fitness application is making college recreation centers more accessible to busy students. The application, upace, was created by Rachel Koretsky, a recent graduate from American University.Oct 26 2015

Rutgers organization revs up for new school year

An organization at Rutgers aims to provide more opportunities to apply the information engineering students learn. The organization, led by Ely Nazar, a senior in the School of Engineering, is called the Rutgers Formula Racing, or RFR.Oct 19 2015

SCIENCE: Physics demonstrations accelerate to off-Broadway show

Physics has long been reputed for its complex formulas and its perplexing concepts, but two college professors are looking to simplify it by bridging science with theater. David Maiullo, a physics support specialist at Rutgers, and Eric Krebs, a producer and professor at Baruch College, have put together an off-Broadway physics demonstration show called “That Physics Show.” The play consists of various experiments that demonstrate the basic laws and equations of physics.Oct 12 2015

Current, former Rutgers students, University of Michigan student develop health mobile app

Students and families gather for undergraduate poster session

State climate scientists shed insight on climate change

Global climate change is the “most urgent, number one” issue facing humanity today, Bill Nye said in an interview on Crossfire. New Jersey and other states in the Northeast just witnessed the coldest winter in recent times, but almost every other country and ocean in the northern hemisphere saw the warmest, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Apr 27 2015

U. accepts "Grand Challenges"

A new breed of skilled engineers will soon be trained to handle evolving global problems at the School of Engineering. The national "Grand Challenges” program adopted by more than 120 engineering institutions focuses on developing skilled engineers that will be able to tackle some of the most difficult problems facing the world, according to a press release by the National Academy of Engineering.Apr 13 2015

Aresty project seeks to increase understanding of bees

With bee populations diminishing in size, researchers across the country are trying to find ways to save them from disappearing altogether.Apr 6 2015

Rutgers engineering students present findings at second annual research fair

Physicists peel back secret to 'hidden order'

Physicists at Rutgers have made a major step in answering a 30-year-old question about the structure of certain materials. Girsh Blumberg and Kristjan Haule, professors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, are part of a team that has spent years searching for the “hidden order” that has evaded scientists for decades, working with a unique material called uranium-ruthenium-silicon-2 (URuSi2).Mar 3 2015

ALS drug shows promise in treating melanoma

Drug to treat Lou Gehrig’s disease shows promise in curing melanoma

Researchers explain the science behind horrors, hauntings

Through almost 2 1/2 centuries of existence, Rutgers has seen many haunted houses and visiting ghosts. But while the belief in ghosts is real, ghosts themselves do not exist, said Julien Musolino, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology.Oct 27 2014

Rutgers researchers strive to produce environmentally friendly grass