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Brooklyn's NYU-Poly aims to birth 5G
By Matthew Flamm, Crain's New York Business, July 19th, 2012
The key to better—much better—cell phone service and a solution to the looming shortage of wireless spectrum may be found in downtown Brooklyn. But mobile phone data hogs will have to be patient. Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University in Brooklyn have received $2...
Brooklyn's NYU-Poly aims to birth 5G
By Matthew Flamm, Crain's New York Business, July 19th, 2012
The key to better—much better—cell phone service and a solution to the looming shortage of wireless spectrum may be found in downtown Brooklyn. But mobile phone data hogs will have to be patient. Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University in Brooklyn have received $2...
Millimeter Frequencies Proposed for 5G
By Sam Churchill, dailywireless, July 19th, 2012
Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University have assembled a consortium of government and business support to develop technology that could potentially increase cell phone capacity by more than 1,000 times. The 5G project hopes to develop the 80 GHz band using smaller, lighter...
Kids Learn To Make Mechanical Parts At 3D Printing Camp
By Andrew, Marketbot, July 19th, 2012
There’s something about seeing kids making things that just makes you think, “the future’s going to be fine.” Here are some shots from the 3D Design/Printing workshop “On the Move”, hosted by MakerBot and NYU-Poly last week. MakerBot education wizards Liz Arum...
Brooklyn's NYU-Poly aims to birth 5G
By Matthew Flamm, crainsnewyork.com, July 19th, 2012
The key to better—much better—cell phone service and a solution to the looming shortage of wireless spectrum may be found in downtown Brooklyn. But mobile phone data hogs will have to be patient. Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University in Brooklyn have received $2...
Designing Safety Helmets
By Liam McHugh, NBC Learn, July 11th, 2012
For many athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics, safety helmets will be an essential part of their athletic gear. Nikhil Gupta, a mechanical engineer at New York University's Polytechnic Institute, explains how safety helmets are designed, constructed and tested. ʺScience of the Summer Olympicsʺ...
Science of the Summer Olympics: Engineering in Sports
National Science Foundation (nsf.gov), July 11th, 2012
The Olympians from Team USA heading to London in July represent not only an American commitment to athletic achievement, but also the pervasive impact of innovation. From the devices that protect the athletes, to the mechanisms that track their races, to the systems that help them train,...
Adobe Alumni Innovate Under Adobe's Wing
By Jay Bhatti, Business Insider, July 9th, 2012
I met Mark Hirsch (CEO of CreativeWorx), several months ago at the NYU Poly Incubator. Mark's start-up is a unique story of corporate sponsored entrepreneurship. I think this is a trend we will see more of in the future. As large tech companies like Microsoft, Adobe, Google...
New York City hosts 'sustainability hackathon' to develop green apps
Metro.us, July 8th, 2012
New Yorkers have until July 15 to vote for their favorite green app created at a city-organized “sustainability hackathon.” Over 100 developers, programmers and designers gathered last weekend at NYU-Poly in Downtown Brooklyn, where they used city datasets – such as tree surveys...
Ask.com Buys Recommendation Engine nRelate
By Bill Mickey, Folio Mag, July 6th, 2012
Ask.com, the question-and-answer search and expert service, bought recommendation engine nRelate this week. The deal, says Ask.com CEO Doug Leeds, is a big bet on the growing importance of content recommendation features. The acquisition reflects the changing landscape of search, in that it...
