Tag: NJIT
NJIT Physicist Is Named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) December 16, 2014 Gordon Thomas, an inventive problem-solver whose creations – from medical devices, to weapons sensors, to optical communications fiber – are remarkable for their diversity as well as their ingenuity and practicality, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Thomas, a professor of physics, joins […]
NJIT Math Professor Says League Championship Series Round Should Be a Nail-Biter
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) October 10, 2014 The Major League Baseball post-season has had lots of excitement with all four teams that went into the Division Series round as underdogs (according to the mathematical model of NJIT Math Professor Bruce Bukiet) going on to win their series. “The shorter the series, the more volatile it can […]
Experts Weigh the Pros and Cons of a $1.7 Billion EPA Cleanup Plan for the Passaic River at an NJIT Forum
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) July 24, 2014 Environmental cleanup experts gathered at NJIT this week for an all-day public forum on a $ 1.7 billion proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to dredge toxic sediment from an eight-mile stretch of the lower Passaic River. The EPA has called the plan, which proposes removing […]
A Start-up at NJIT Develops Bleeding-control Gel for Brain Surgery
Newark, NJ (PRWEB) July 16, 2014 Endomedix, a start-up company housed at NJIT’s business incubator, received a $ 1.4 million federal grant to develop a spray-on gel that surgeons will use to staunch bleeding during brain surgery. Surgeons can spray the gel onto a surgical site, and the natural bio-polymer solutions in the gel […]