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Designing a Storm-Proof NYC
By The Brian Lehrer Show, wnyc.org, November 12th, 2012
F.H "Bud" Griffis, professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the Department of Civil Engineering at the NYU Polytechnic University and Stephen Cassell, principal of Architecture Research Office LLC, and one of the WNYC cityscape architect collaborators, discuss design and...
Dan Guido on the THREADS Mobile Security Conference
By Dennis Fisher, threatpost.com, November 12th, 2012
Dennis Fisher talks with Dan Guido, CEO of Trail of Bits and hacker-in-residence at NYU-Poly, about the school’s first mobile security conference, called THREADS, taking place this week in Brooklyn. Part of the college’s Cybersecurity Awareness Week (CSAW), THREADS will include speaker...
Incubators: Put heads together for clean thinking
By Sarah Murray, www.ft.com, November 11th, 2012
After plugging a device called the modlet into electrical outlets, people in homes and offices can cut wasted energy by managing appliances not in use remotely via the web. ThinkEco, which developed the modlet, did so from within the walls of the NYC Acre, one of a growing number of incubators...
Single virus sensing strikes gold
By Stephen Holler & Stephen Arnold, spie.org, November 2nd, 2012
The ability to detect and characterize invasive biological particles, such as viruses, within the body is critical to providing early treatment for disease. Once infected, the body serves as an incubator, allowing viral loads to build and eventually overload the immune system, leading to the...
Study reveals why NBA players miss free throws
By Chris Gorski, Fox News, October 31st, 2012
Many fans may wonder why so many NBA players struggle with free throws, such as newly acquired Los Angeles Laker Dwight Howard. He made just three of 14 attempts in his Oct. 30 season debut -- and less than one-half of his tries last season. New research may offer Howard and other NBA stars who...
NYU-Poly Study Highlights Disconnect Between BYOD and Mobile Protection
By Steve Ragan, securityweek.com, October 30th, 2012
A recent study by AT&T and the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) has discovered that while a majority of small businesses allow the use of mobile devices (phones and tablets), very few of them are taking any proactive measures when it comes to device security. The study...
Cities Are the Best Places to Ride Out a Hurricane
By Stephen Smith, Bloomberg, October 30th, 2012
At a seminar at New York University’s Polytechnic Institute to study flood barriers in New York City, Brian Colle of Stony Brook University predicted in 2009 that episodes such as this week’s record-setting floods at the Battery in Lower Manhattanwould become more common. New York City...
Another day, another urban planning conference
By Andrew J. Hawkins, mycrains.crainsnewyork.com, October 25th, 2012
Last week, the Municipal Art Society held its two-day Summit for New York City 2012 conference. Over four days this week, the National Association of City Transportation Officials is hosting its “Designing Cities: Leading the Way to World Class Streets” conference. And Friday, the...
Ted Rappaport, N9NB, Named Recipient of IEEE Education Award
www.arrl.org, October 18th, 2012
Ted Rappaport, N9NB, of New York City, has been named the recipient of the 2012 William E. Sayle Award for Achievement in Education, given by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Education Society. The prestigious award is presented annually to an IEEE Education Society...
On Our Radar: Robots Plying the Gowanus
By The New York Times, green.blogs.nytimes.com, October 15th, 2012
A fleet of robots will move through the polluted waters of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, measuring pH levels, oxygen, temperature, air quality and salinity and transmitting the results to a Web site. The hope is that residents will use the site to track the progress of the canal’s Superfund...
