HAX accelerator chose Newark headquarters location for proximity to top universities like Princeton
Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022
In June, the celebrated business accelerator HAX is slated to open its new U.S. headquarters in Newark, New Jersey.
Engineering
What climate choices should cities prioritize? A Princeton data tool does the carbon math.
Thursday, Mar 31, 2022
To get to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions, what actions should cities prioritize?
A new tool for city planners helps them design a portfolio of actions that encompasses compact development, smart electric mobility, electric heating systems, mass timber construction, urban reforestation, and technologies that allow resources to circulate efficiently through the food, waste and energy sectors.
Bacteria prompt a new look at the dynamics of collective behavior
Wednesday, Mar 30, 2022
A study led by Princeton researchers has revealed how bacteria navigate obstacles to ensure cohesive group movement. The finding has implications for understanding the general processes of collective migration, from cancer cells responding to chemical stimulus to wildebeest moving across the savanna.
Biofuels expert José Avalos wins young investigator award for biochemical technology
Tuesday, Mar 1, 2022
The American Chemical Society’s Biochemical Technology (BIOT) division has honored José Avalos with its 2022 Young Investigator Award, recognizing Avalos’s contributions to engineering microbial systems for the production of advanced biofuels and other chemicals that are key to a sustainable future.
A timeline of innovation and impact at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Thursday, Mar 17, 2022
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is the U.S. national laboratory with the mission to develop the scientific foundation for the creation of fusion energy, the power source of the sun and the stars.
Energy leaders are convening at the White House for a summit on the commercialization of clean fusion energy
Thursday, Mar 17, 2022
Steve Cowley, director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), is among a group of national leaders in fusion energy scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., today for a White House summit hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Fisch receives funding for ‘unlikely but fantastic’ clean energy technology
Thursday, Mar 10, 2022
Mention fusion energy, and people around here will think of the breakthroughs happening at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in fusing — combining — the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes. But there are other kinds of fusion power, including one long shot that just got a big boost from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
Torquato is lead on Department of Defense MURI Grant
Thursday, Mar 10, 2022
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) grant to a research team headed up by Salvatore Torquato, Lewis Bernard Professor of Natural Sciences, Professor of Chemistry and the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, one of 28 such teams throughout the country to receive funding beginning this year.
Venture Forward gift launches initiative on blockchain and decentralization of power
Thursday, Mar 10, 2022
Princeton University is launching an initiative on blockchain and its potential to disrupt and redistribute power in society. Supported by four alumni in a combined major gift to Princeton’s Venture Forward campaign, the initiative will convene scholars across disciplines to better understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of the technology.
Hultmark team honored at 42nd Annual Edison Patent Awards
Thursday, Mar 10, 2022
Marcus Hultmark, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and his colleagues Clayton Byers, Yuyang Fan and Matthew Fu, received a 2021 Edison Patent Award from the Research and Development Council of New Jersey (RDNJ). The Council presented thirteen awards to New Jersey inventors and companies to honor the year’s best patented innovations.
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