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It’s All Semantics: Searching for an Intuitive Internet That Knows What Is Said–And Meant

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The National Science Foundation delivers $1.1 million to Rensselaer Polytech researchers to stimulate the Semantic Web

The Internet grew out of an idea to connect various and disparate sources of data, delivering to researchers around the globe unprecedented access to information via their computer screens. As e-Science evolves alongside Web 2.0, however, some are [...]

LEDs And Smart Lighting Could Save Trillions Of Dollars, Spark Global Innovation

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 A “revolution” in the way we illuminate our world is imminent, according to a paper published this week by two professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Innovations in photonics and solid state lighting will lead to trillions of dollars in cost savings, along with a massive reduction in the amount of energy required to light [...]

Solar Power Game-changer: ‘Near Perfect’ Absorption Of Sunlight, From All Angles

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved [...]

Bringing Sunlight Inside

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Photovoltaic panels have a new design: concentric circles that focus the sun’s rays on miniaturized modules. Having the panels automatically sense sunlight and turn towards it also makes these high-tech solar cells more efficient.
Solar energy technology is advancing daily. Now, a new, high-tech system is working to efficiently harness the power of [...]