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Nov 18, 2024 | wpi.edu | Lisa Eckelbecker

To prepare her students for the future of computer science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Tian Guo is launching a project that will put the power of quantum computing in their hands.

Nov 14, 2024 | wpi.edu

This month's focus is ONLINE SHOPPING SCAMS, which is when people use the anonymous nature of the internet to deceive unsuspecting buyers. In addition to online shopping safety tips, LeeAnn LeClerc, WPI's CISTO wrote a special segment on Why is using approved, WPI ITS-supported software so important? In this issue:

Nov 12, 2024 | wpi.edu | Lisa Eckelbecker

Robert Hyers, left, and Richard Bradshaw, research professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringRobert W. Hyers, the George I. Alden Professor and head of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, has been named to the 2025 class of fellows of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), a professional organization with more than 11,000 members.

Nov 12, 2024 | wpi.edu | Lisa Eckelbecker

CARD has explored infrared, direct contact and airborne ultrasonic, dielectrophoresis, and jet nozzle technologies for industrial drying. Why focus now on lasers? Yagoobi: Energy-intensive industry sectors rely on technologies that are old and inefficient to dry materials. There is a need for new drying technologies that use less energy and run on electricity generated by renewable sources such as wind, solar, or biofuels. Lasers are a good option. What materials will this research focus on drying?

Nov 11, 2024 | wpi.edu | Lisa Eckelbecker

As part of their research, Long Lingo and Bruns observed workers in the music industry, where the goal was to produce a hit song, and in labs, where the goal was to find health care solutions. They also conducted formal interviews and even tried their hands at the jobs they were observing. Long Lingo co-wrote and co-produced a song. Bruns shadowed scientists in their lab. “In Nashville, it was clear that music production was evolving as digital technology was coming into play,” Long Lingo says.