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Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Habitats, Living on Moon’s Surface

October 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Engineering, extreme environments, Habitats, ice, moon, New Jersey, NJ, Research, RU, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers-New Brunswick, Science, Space, water

New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 27, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Haym Benaroya is available for interviews on placing habitats for long-term living

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New Device Can Measure Toxic Lead Within Minutes

August 26, 2020 sarah Jonas Agriculture, CAIT, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, Chemicals, Contaminants, Copper, Devices, Electrical Engineering, Elementary Schools, Engineering, Environment, fish, Food, Graphene, Graphite, Homeowners, Homes, K-12 schools, Laboratories, Labs, lead, lead contamination, Mercury, New Jersey, NJ, pencils, plants, Portable Devices, Research, Rivers, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Sediments, Tech, Technology, Testing, Tools, Universities, Waste, water, Water Supplies, Waterways, Wildlife

Rutgers researchers have created a miniature device for measuring trace levels of toxic lead in sediments at the bottom of harbors, rivers and other waterways within minutes – far faster than currently available laboratory-based tests, which take days. The affordable lab-on-a-chip device could also allow municipalities, water companies, universities, K-12 schools, daycares and homeowners to easily and swiftly test their water supplies. The research is published in the IEEE Sensors Journal.

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Harmful Microbes Found on Sewer Pipe Walls

July 6, 2020 sarah Jonas Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Bacteria, BAYS, Bioterrorism, Bleach, Cement, Cleaning, Concrete, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disease, Disinfection, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Germs, Health, Materials, microbes, New Jersey, NJ, Outbreak, Pathogens, Plastic, Public Health, PVC, Rivers, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, SARS-CoV-2, Sewage, Sewers, Solids, Streams, toilets, Virus, Wastewater, wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment plants, Waterways, Workers

Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria escape from sewers into waterways and cause a disease outbreak? A new Rutgers study, published in the journal Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, examined the microbe-laden “biofilms” that cling to sewer walls, and even built a simulated sewer to study the germs that survive within.

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Computer Vision Technology Helps Analyze Michigan Dam Collapse

June 26, 2020 sarah Jonas augmented reality, Communities, dams, Design, Disasters, Earthquakes, Emerging Technology, Engineering, Engineers, Environment, Evacuation, evacuations, Flooding, Floods, Michigan, New Jersey, NJ, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Safety, self-driving cars, Smartphone, Social Media, Tech, Technology, Tsunamis, Video, Youtube

New Brunswick, N.J. (June 26, 2020) – Rutgers engineers have created a 3D model of last month’s devastating break in

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A Great New Way to Paint 3D-Printed Objects

April 28, 2020 sarah Jonas 3D printers, 3d printing, Biomedical, Chemistry, Electronics, Engineering, Environment, Health, Hydrogel, Manufacturers, Manufacturing, Medical, Nanoparticles, New Jersey, NJ, Paint, Painting, Printing, Quantum Dots, Robotics, Robots, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswck, soft robots, Solar Cells, Stents, Technology, Vaccines

Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for aircraft and biomedical stents, that could save manufacturers time and money and provide new opportunities to create “smart skins” for printed parts. The findings are published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

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Rutgers Experts Available to Discuss Environmental Protection During COVID-19 Crisis

April 15, 2020 sarah Jonas Antibiotics, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Coastal, combined sewer overflows, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Engineering, Environment, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Protection, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Estuaries, Feces, Health, Home, microbes, New Jersey, NJ, Ocean, Oceans, Pandemic, Pharmaceuticals, Rivers, Rutgers, Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University-New Brunswck, soap, Urban, Urine, Wastewater, Wastewater Treatment Plant, water, Water Pollution, Water Quality, Waterways

New Brunswick, N.J. (April 15, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick professors Nicole Fahrenfeld and John Reinfelder are available for interviews

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Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Air Quality During COVID-19

April 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Air Pollutants, Air Pollution, Air Quality, Business, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, CO2, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Electric Cars, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Environment, fine particle pollution, Fine Particles, Fuel Efficiency, Gasoline, Health, New Jersey, NJ, Pandemic, Particles, Petroleum, Pollutants, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswck, Stay-at-home, Transportation, VEHICLES, work

New Brunswick, N.J. (April 9, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Monica Mazurek is available for interviews on air quality

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Superior “Bio-Ink” for 3D Printing Pioneered

February 10, 2020 sarah Jonas 3d printing, Bioengineering, Biomedical, Biomedical Engineering, Cells, Chemistry, Health, hyaluronic acid, inkjet printer, Materials, New Jersey, NJ, Personalized Medicine, Precision Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science

Rutgers biomedical engineers have developed a “bio-ink” for 3D printed materials that could serve as scaffolds for growing human tissues to repair or replace damaged ones in the body. Their study was published in the journal Biointerphases.

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New Robot Does Superior Job Sampling Blood

February 6, 2020 sarah Jonas AI, Arteries, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Biomedical, Biomedical Engineering, Blood, blood sampling, Clinical Trials, Clinics, Dialysis, Health, Healthcare, Hospitals, Icahn School of Medicine, Imaging, Infections, Injury, Machine Learning, Medicine, Needles, New Jersey, NJ, pain, Patients, Robot, Robotics, Rutgers, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Tech, Technology, Thrombosis, Ultrasound, Veins

In the future, robots could take blood samples, benefiting patients and healthcare workers alike. A Rutgers-led team has created a blood-sampling robot that performed as well or better than people, according to the first human clinical trial of an automated blood drawing and testing device.

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3D-Printed Plastics With High Performance Electrical Circuits

November 5, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments 3d printing, Biomedical, Biomedical Devices, Conductivity, Displays, Drones, Electricity, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Fusion, Light, Motion Sensors, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, New Jersey, NJ, Polymers, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Satellites, Sensors, Silver, Solar Cells, Tech, Technology, xenon lamp

Rutgers engineers have embedded high performance electrical circuits inside 3D-printed plastics, which could lead to smaller and versatile drones and better-performing small satellites, biomedical implants and smart structures. They used pulses of high-energy light to fuse tiny silver wires, resulting in circuits that conduct 10 times more electricity than the state of the art, according to a study in the journal Additive Manufacturing. By increasing conductivity 10-fold, the engineers can reduce energy use, extend the life of devices and increase their performance.

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Street Smart NJ Program Reduces Traffic Violations, Boosts Safety

October 1, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments BEHAVIOR, cars, Driving, Highways, New Jersey, Newark, NJ, pedestrian safety, Pedestrians, Princeton, Roads, Rutgers, Rutgers School of Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Safety, Transit, Transportation, Trucks, VEHICLES

New Brunswick, N.J. (Oct. 1, 2019) – Street Smart NJ campaigns on pedestrian safety at intersections in eight communities reduced