3D Printed Integrated Heatsink-Reflector Light Fixture
Researchers at Rensselaer have created a technology that combines different modules of an LED light fixture into a single component that can be 3D printed. Combining the modules into a single 3D printed component could decrease overall LED light fixture manufacturing/production costs, reduce required labor for product assembly, and reduce the number of parts necessary to…
Nadarajah Narendran, Jean Paul Freyssinier, Ukwatte Lokuliyanage Indika Upendra Perera
Lighting Research Center (LRC) | School of Architecture | Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials
UVB, Artificial Sunlight Device for Vitamin-D Production
Unlike vitamin D supplements, phototherapy provides a more natural means of vitamin D production. While research has shown that the vitamin D received from supplements is functionally equivalent to that synthesized from natural sunlight, evidence suggests that vitamin D sourced from sunlight remains active in our bodies longer than vitamin D derived from dietary supplements.…
Danuel Carr, Ukwatte Lokuliyanage Indika Upendra Perera, Rohan Nagare
Lighting Research Center (LRC) | School of Architecture | Biotechnology and the Life Sciences
Low-dimensional manifold constrained disentanglement network for metal artifact reduction in CT images
Commonly implanted medical devices containing metal parts (i.e., dental fillings, coils, hip replacements) generate streaks in computed tomography (CT) images, thereby impeding diagnosis and interfering with radiation therapy planning. Inventors at RPI created a novel technique to boost the efficacy of neural networks for metal artifact reduction (MAR) in CT images. Currently…
Ge Wang, Chuang Niu, Wenxiang Cong
Biomedical Engineering (Biomed) | School of Engineering | Computational Science and Engineering
Invention Title Ultrasound Imaging and Deep Learning Methods and Apparatus for Multi-dimensional image-based Biomarkers
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are developing a non-invasive and user-friendly wearable device for monitoring blood pressure, blood glucose, and biomarkers, which could improve quality of life, decrease healthcare expenditure, and allow for early intervention for potentially serious diseases. Currently, a major area of interest within the medical…
Ge Wang, Christopher Wiedeman, Pingkun Yan
Biomedical Engineering (Biomed) | School of Engineering | Biotechnology and the Life Sciences
World of Plankton
Researchers at RPI have developed a mixed-reality museum installation called the "World of Plankton (WOP)." WOP offers users a multisensory, interactive game based on phytoplankton ecology. Thanks to a virtual touch pool, users can manipulate and augment imagery of specific fish, microalgae, and other aquatic flora and fauna. Doing so launches sound effects, animation and…
Kathleen Ruiz | Arts | School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences | Media, Arts, Science, and Technology
Spectral Interior Tomography for Carotid Plaque Characterization
Strokes are one of the primary sources of long-term disability with billions in annual direct and indirect costs to the United States healthcare system. Nearly one-third of all strokes occur in patients with clogged carotid arteries. Carotid artery imaging types include digital subtraction angiography (DSA), duplex ultrasonography (DUS), CT angiography, and MR angiography.…
Ge Wang, Peter Edic, Wenxiang Cong, Paul FitzGerald
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