display Latest news from NYU Tandon School of Engineering on News en-us Copyright 2025 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/nyc-speed-cameras-take-six-months-to-change-driver-behavior-effects-vary-by-neighborhood-new-study-reveals/?sc=rsin /articles/nyc-speed-cameras-take-six-months-to-change-driver-behavior-effects-vary-by-neighborhood-new-study-reveals/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:30:38 EST New York City's automated speed cameras reduced traffic crashes by 14% and decreased speeding violations by 75% over time, according to research from NYU Tandon. The research revealed most cameras achieve their safety purpose within six months, with violations dropping and staying low -- showing the cameras are working as intended, to deter speeding. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/encryption-breakthrough-lays-groundwork-for-privacy-preserving-ai-models/?sc=rsin /articles/encryption-breakthrough-lays-groundwork-for-privacy-preserving-ai-models/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:10:56 EST NYU Tandon researchers have introduced Orion, a novel framework that brings fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) to deep learning -- allowing AI models to practically and efficiently operate directly on encrypted data without needing to decrypt it first. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/ai-food-scanner-turns-phone-photos-into-nutritional-analysis/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-food-scanner-turns-phone-photos-into-nutritional-analysis/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:55:16 EST An AI system being developed by NYU Tandon School of Engineering researchers can tell you the calorie count, fat content, and nutritional value of food with just a photo of a meal. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/self-driving-cars-learn-to-share-road-knowledge-through-digital-word-of-mouth/?sc=rsin /articles/self-driving-cars-learn-to-share-road-knowledge-through-digital-word-of-mouth/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Feb 2025 19:50:09 EST An NYU Tandon School of Engineering-led research team has developed a way for self-driving vehicles to share their knowledge about road conditions indirectly, making it possible for each vehicle to learn from the experiences of others even when they rarely meet on the road. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/new-ai-system-accurately-maps-urban-green-spaces-exposing-environmental-divides/?sc=rsin /articles/new-ai-system-accurately-maps-urban-green-spaces-exposing-environmental-divides/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:20 EST A research team led by Rumi Chunara -- an NYU associate professor with appointments in both the Tandon School of Engineering and the School of Global Public Health -- has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that uses satellite imagery to track urban green spaces more accurately than prior methods, critical to ensuring healthy cities. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/nyu-tandon-research-to-improve-emergency-responses-in-urban-areas-with-support-from-nvidia/?sc=rsin /articles/nyu-tandon-research-to-improve-emergency-responses-in-urban-areas-with-support-from-nvidia/?sc=rsin Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:45:06 EST A team of researchers from NYU Tandon's C2SMARTER -- a U.S. Department of Transportation-funded Tier 1 University Transportation Center -- has received an NVIDIA Academic Grant Program award to develop an advanced simulation system aimed at improving emergency response in urban areas. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/nyu-tandon-school-of-engineering-receives-nearly-10-million-from-national-telecommunications-and-information-administration/?sc=rsin /articles/nyu-tandon-school-of-engineering-receives-nearly-10-million-from-national-telecommunications-and-information-administration/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:45:55 EST NYU Tandon, collaborating institutions and industry partners have been awarded nearly $10 million to develop next generation communications technology.  The project, dubbed SALSA (Spectrally Agile Large-Scale Arrays), is funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/the-offshore-wind-innovation-hub-2025-call-for-innovators-opens-today-the-offshore-wind-innovation-hub-2025-call-for-innovators-opens-today/?sc=rsin /articles/the-offshore-wind-innovation-hub-2025-call-for-innovators-opens-today-the-offshore-wind-innovation-hub-2025-call-for-innovators-opens-today/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:50 EST The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub today announced the opening of its 2025 application process, designed to identify and support entrepreneurial and innovative companies that will help unleash the potential of the dynamic emerging offshore wind industry. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/new-virtual-reality-tested-system-shows-promise-in-aiding-navigation-of-people-with-blindness-or-low-vision/?sc=rsin /articles/new-virtual-reality-tested-system-shows-promise-in-aiding-navigation-of-people-with-blindness-or-low-vision/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:45:05 EST A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual reality. The system, which combines vibrational and sound feedback, aims to help users navigate complex real-world environments more safely and effectively.The research from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, published in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology, advances work from John-Ross Rizzo, Maurizio Porfiri and colleagues toward developing a first-of-its-kind wearable system to help pBLV navigate their surroundings independently. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/out-of-thin-air-researchers-create-microchips-capable-of-detecting-and-diagnosing-diseases/?sc=rsin /articles/out-of-thin-air-researchers-create-microchips-capable-of-detecting-and-diagnosing-diseases/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:15:15 EST NYU Tandon researchers have developed microchips using field-effect transistors that can detect multiple diseases from a single air sample with high sensitivity. The technology enables rapid testing and could lead to portable diagnostic devices for home and medical use. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/nova-sbe-and-new-york-university-tandon-school-of-engineering-launch-transatlantic-dual-degree-program/?sc=rsin /articles/nova-sbe-and-new-york-university-tandon-school-of-engineering-launch-transatlantic-dual-degree-program/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:00:16 EST In a new master's degree program offered jointly by Nova SBE and NYU Tandon, students can earn both a Master's in Management of Technology (MOT) from the Department of Technology Management and Innovation at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, along with a management degree awarded by NOVA SBE. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/nycedc-and-nyu-tandon-launch-applications-for-new-digital-game-design-incubator/?sc=rsin /articles/nycedc-and-nyu-tandon-launch-applications-for-new-digital-game-design-incubator/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:30:41 EST New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in conjunction with NYU Tandon School of Engineering, has officially opened and launched applications for the New York City's new digital game design incubator--the Game Design Future Lab (GDFL)--within NYU Tandon Future Labs, a startup incubator network operator founded 15 years ago with initial funding from NYCEDC. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/discovery-of-new-growth-directed-graphene-stacking-domains-may-precede-new-era-for-quantum-applications/?sc=rsin /articles/discovery-of-new-growth-directed-graphene-stacking-domains-may-precede-new-era-for-quantum-applications/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:45:19 EST Researchers discovered that three-layer graphene can naturally self-organize into specific stacking patterns (ABA/ABC domains) during growth on silicon carbide, eliminating the need for manual manipulation. This breakthrough could enable scalable production of quantum devices. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/self-assembling-proteins-can-be-used-for-higher-performance-more-sustainable-skincare-products/?sc=rsin /articles/self-assembling-proteins-can-be-used-for-higher-performance-more-sustainable-skincare-products/?sc=rsin Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:05:12 EST NYU Tandon researchers have created a novel protein-based gel as a potential ingredient in sustainable and high-performance personal skincare products. This innovation could also streamline the creation of more eco-friendly skincare products, offering increased efficacy and durability while addressing market demands for ethically sourced ingredients. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/jeffrey-hubbell-joins-nyu-tandon-to-lead-new-university-wide-health-engineering-initiative-and-expand-the-school-s-bioengineering-focus/?sc=rsin /articles/jeffrey-hubbell-joins-nyu-tandon-to-lead-new-university-wide-health-engineering-initiative-and-expand-the-school-s-bioengineering-focus/?sc=rsin Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:00:32 EST Marking a bold step in its transformation into a global research powerhouse, NYU Tandon School of Engineering welcomes Jeffrey Hubbell, a world-renowned chemical engineer and member of four National Academies, to spearhead an ambitious agenda integrating engineering, the sciences, and medicine, to advance healthcare innovation. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/nyc-s-ride-hailing-fee-failed-to-ease-manhattan-traffic-new-nyu-tandon-study-reveals/?sc=rsin /articles/nyc-s-ride-hailing-fee-failed-to-ease-manhattan-traffic-new-nyu-tandon-study-reveals/?sc=rsin Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:00:12 EST New York City's 2019 ride-hailing surcharge cut overall taxi and ride-share trips by 11 percent in Manhattan but failed to reduce traffic congestion, a key goal of the policy, according to a new NYU Tandon School of Engineering study published in Transportation Research Part A."While this surcharge differs from the MTA's proposed congestion pricing plan, the study's findings can contribute to the current discourse," said Daniel Vignon, who led the research. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/the-urban-future-prize-competition-awards-top-prizes-to-faura-and-helix-earth-technologies-and-highlights-climate-adaptation-solutions-with-the-inaugural-future-resilience-prize2/?sc=rsin /articles/the-urban-future-prize-competition-awards-top-prizes-to-faura-and-helix-earth-technologies-and-highlights-climate-adaptation-solutions-with-the-inaugural-future-resilience-prize2/?sc=rsin Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:30:07 EST NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Urban Future Lab named the winners of its 2024 Future Resilience and Future Solutions prizes, at its 8th annual Urban Future Summit on October 24, 2024 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City. Through the generous support of The New York Community Trust, MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), the Urban Future Lab continues to catalyze groundbreaking solutions for the climate crisis and this year, they've expanded their focus to include adaptation as a critical piece of the puzzle. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/researchers-at-nyu-tandon-and-kaist-develop-method-to-hear-defects-in-promising-nanomaterial/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-at-nyu-tandon-and-kaist-develop-method-to-hear-defects-in-promising-nanomaterial/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:00:37 EST An international research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering and KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) has pioneered a new technique to identify and characterize atomic-scale defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), a two-dimensional (2D) material often dubbed "white graphene" for its remarkable properties. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/nyu-tandon-school-of-engineering-and-kaist-college-of-business-launch-innovative-dual-master-s-degree-program-in-management-of-technology/?sc=rsin /articles/nyu-tandon-school-of-engineering-and-kaist-college-of-business-launch-innovative-dual-master-s-degree-program-in-management-of-technology/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:00:33 EST NYU Tandon School of Engineering and KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) College of Business will introduce the MOT NYU-KAIST dual degree master's program in technology management, offering students a global perspective on tech leadership and the opportunity to study in both Brooklyn, New York and Daejeon, South Korea. NYU Tandon School of Engineering /articles/new-tool-helps-analyze-pilot-performance-and-mental-workload-in-augmented-reality/?sc=rsin /articles/new-tool-helps-analyze-pilot-performance-and-mental-workload-in-augmented-reality/?sc=rsin Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:30:42 EST Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed HuBar, a visual analytics tool that summarizes and compares task performance sessions in augmented reality (AR) by analyzing performer behavior and cognitive workload. NYU Tandon School of Engineering