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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 image of the mints’ effects as you see salmonella bacteria attacking human tissue. To fight the invasion, our white blood cells immediately get [...]

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Hands Free Arcade at Saratoga First Night

Posted by Mary Martialay.

Word recently reached the street that Rensselaer is making a contribution to Saratoga First Night 2012 in signature techie style with the “Hands-off Arcade,” a collection of retro games retooled for the Microsoft Kinect gaming hardware. Shawn Lawson, an associate professor of arts and faculty member in the Rensselaer Games and Simulation Arts and Sciences program, said all the games [...]

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3° with Wayne Bequette

Posted by Michael Mullaney.

Wayne Bequette is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. We ask Wayne about his work: Q: Tell me a little bit about your work on creating an artificial pancreas to help people with juvenile diabetes. A: Developing a fully closed-loop artificial pancreas requires a continuous glucose sensor, a continuous insulin infusion [...]