NJIT Researchers Unveil Method to Detect 'Forever Chemicals' in Under 3 Minutes

Thursday, February 8th, 2024
Researchers report one of the fastest and most sensitive approaches yet for detecting toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulating in the environment, which are linked to health risks ranging from cancers to birth defects. PFAS have earned the name “forever chemicals” with good rea...

NJIT Featured on Amazon Prime Video Series 'The College Tour en Español'

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
New Jersey Institute of Technology is featured in the premiere season of “The College Tour en Español,” a new series from Emmy-nominated producers, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Hosted by Lorena Segura, “The College Tour en Español” travels the country, showcasing colleges and univer...

Researchers Establish Brain Pathway Linking Motivation, Addiction and Disease

Thursday, January 25th, 2024
Over 86 billion neurons are in the human brain, roughly 450,000 of which generate dopamine — a powerful neurotransmitter that drives motivated behavior, learning and habit formation. Now, researchers say one brain region, the cerebellum, may hold more influence over these dopamine neurons than reali...

Remarkable Sibling Duo Volunteer at Saint Michael's While Attending NJIT

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024
This story is republished with permission from Saint Michael's Medical Center By the time she was in seventh grade, Pooja Datir’s teachers ran out of grade-level material to give her. Her teachers suggested she start taking college courses. Her brother Rohit maxed out in fifth grade and also started...

Registration Open for NJIT's Spring Career Fair

Friday, January 19th, 2024
NJIT’s spring career fair is right around the corner and registration is now open for students on the Handshake platform. Career Development Services biannual career fair has become one of the most anticipated events for students. The fall semester fair, held last September, was the largest-ever par...

NJIT Alum Develops Tech to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteries

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
By Jesse Jenkins and Tracy Regan Chao Yan, who holds both a master's in chemistry and doctor of philosophy in physical chemistry combustion from New Jersey Institute of Technology, is the founder and chief executive officer of Princeton NuEnergy, which develops advanced technologies for recycling li...

Voice Assistants 'Like Us' Affect How Users Process Misinformation, Study Suggests

Thursday, December 21st, 2023
Voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri now have the ears of an estimated 142 million users in the United States, but just how much we trust and listen to AI assistants for daily information may come down to how much we identify with them personality-wise. That’s the takeaway from a study ...

NJIT Researcher Examines Birds' Vocal Development With Virtual Tutors

Monday, December 11th, 2023
In the highly social world of the zebra finch, every male has a unique song: a brief motif resembling the squeak of a mechanical toy that he chirps, often in rapid succession, in courtship and communal gatherings. These songs are not innate. Pubescent finches develop their signature sound by listeni...

New NJIT Committee Tackles Gender Imbalance in Faculty

Tuesday, December 5th, 2023
A new committee aims to accelerate gender equity among faculty members at New Jersey Institute of Technology. The Women Faculty Advisory Committee, chaired by Nancy Steffen-Fluhr, will hold peer forums to examine key issues based on the testimony of junior faculty members. It also intends to poll wo...

Scientists Build Tiny Biological Robots From Human Cells

Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Researchers have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human tracheal cells that can move across a surface and have been found to encourage the growth of neurons across a region of damage in a lab dish.  The multicellular robots, ranging in size from the width of a human...