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Fish and microchips. It swims, it guides, it looks just like a fish -- a new undersea robot tips its scales in favour of science.
CBCradio, March 2nd, 2011
Maurizio Porfiri updates his research on robotic fish and talks about his work with children at the New York Aquarium on Canada’s public radio. Go to 14:00 on section 3 Wednesday, March 2. Listen to CBCradio
"Real City" Celebrates Lesser Known Locals
By Jen Carlson, Gothamist, March 2nd, 2011
A temporary installation has lit up the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge, courtesy of Carl Skelton, NYU-Poly’s Brooklyn Experimental Media Center director and assistant professor of digital media. He's projecting the name, date of birth and birthplace of some of the everyday people who helped...
Manhattan Bridge Video Installation Celebrates NYC’s Diversity
By Dave Pinter, PSFK, March 2nd, 2011
Artist Carl Skelton [of NYU-Poly] has created a new temporary video installation which is projected on the colonnade of NYC’s Manhattan Bridge. The piece titled Ultratope 1: Real City pays tribute to everyday New Yorkers both past and present who’s diversity has helped define the character of the...
Researchers Identify Microscopic Bone Fractures Following High-speed Collisions
National Science Foundation, March 1st, 2011
When two professional football players collide at full speed, it has been compared to experiencing a head-on car collision at 30 miles per hour. Even with all their padding, players still break bones and wear down over time. It turns out that the speed of the collision is not just bone-breaking on...
Follow the leader: The robotic fish that could direct marine life away from danger
By Daniel Bates, Daily Mail, March 1st, 2011
They might look like a child's toys, but these robotic fish could one day save the lives of thousands of undersea creatures. The prototypes fool shoals of fish into thinking they are their ‘leader’ and have in tests changed the direction the group swims in. Their success is not down to their...
Prof. Maurizio Porfiri on Discovery channel's Daily planet.
discoverychannel.ca, March 1st, 2011
The Discovery Channel's Daily Planet features Dr. Maurizio Porfiri's robot fish. Based on mathematical models of the movement of fish, Maurizio Porfiri puts the robofish in the lab pool with real fish and shows how the minnows follow it around. Watch the video at DiscoveryChannel.com
Surviving the digital swarm
By Glenn Derene & Seth Porges, Popular Mechanics, March 1st, 2011
Your privacy is a cloud of data scattered on servers that are beyond your control. your Digital profile is regularly bought and sold without your permission. governments can track you by GPS without a warrant. Sure, it’s all part of life in the digital age. But it’s okay to be annoyed...
Clubs for growth: City biz incubators give entrepreneurs a leg up
New York Post, February 28th, 2011
It could be the setup for a reality TV show: 12 emerging fashion designers working under the same roof in a garment center loft. Picture high-ceilings, exposed brick, flowing curtains and moveable walls, so workrooms can be transformed into showrooms in minutes. In addition to the up-and-coming...
Polytechnic Institute of NYU Report Confirms Using Private Engineering Firms for Public Projects Cuts Costs to New York State
By ACEC New York, CNBC, February 28th, 2011
An independent report released in January by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University finds that using private sector engineers versus public employees to design public works projects is at least 15 percent more cost efficient for New York State. The new study, led by F.H. (Bud) Griffis,...
New Rochelle's Underutilized Spaces
By A Wasson, newrochelletalk.com, February 26th, 2011
Think a lot about underutilized space in New Rochelle. There is an extraordinary amount of it. My thoughts on this topic were re-ignited by Betaville, created by NYU-Poly, which is an "open-source multiplayer environment for real cities, in which ideas for new works of public art, architecture,...
