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Novel research revealing how a unique sponge “goes with the flow” could improve man-made structures

“Collaborative project including NYU Tandon researcher Maurizio Porfiri taps one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to reveal the water-bending skills of the Venus’ flower basket sponge. Insights could have implications for man-made craft and structures. The remarkable structural …

Team streamlines neural networks to be more adept at computing on encrypted data

“Researchers at the NYU Center for Cyber Security at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering are rethinking basic functions that drive the ability of neural networks to make inferences on encrypted data. Their focus is on linear and non-linear operators …

Novel Tandon-designed microchip will allow data to be processed without being decrypted

“A research team at the NYU Center for Cyber Security (CCS) at NYU Tandon are participating in a major initiative in collaboration with data security company Duality — supported by a $14 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency …

The proof is in writing

“NYU Tandon SOAR fellows publish a paper on the efficacy of their methods “While Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is essential in the high school curriculum, it often carries a reputation of being formidable and overwhelming,” Julia Monkovic …

Researchers use nanomaterials to make 2D diamond clusters at room temperature

“Atomically thin, 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a promising material whose protean ability to undergo phase transformations to strong, super lightweight, chemically stable, oxidation-resistant films makes them ideal for protective coatings, nanotechnology thermal applications, deep-UV light emitters …

Tandon Researchers develop method to create colloidal diamonds

“The long-awaited photonic technique could change the way optical technologies are developed and used over the next decade. The colloidal diamond has been a dream of researchers since the 1990s. These structures — stable, self-assembled formations of miniscule materials — have the …

Reverse engineering of 3D-printed parts by machine learning reveals security vulnerabilities

“Machine learning can make reverse engineering of complex composite material parts easy Over the past 30 years, the use of glass- and carbon- fiber reinforced composites in aerospace and other high-performance applications has soared along with the broad industrial adoption …

NYU and IBM Research Takes Electrons for a Spin in Moving Toward More Efficient, Higher Density Data Storage

“Researchers at NYU and IBM Research have demonstrated a new mechanism involving electron motion in magnetic materials that points to new ways to potentially enhance data storage. Researchers at New York University and IBM Research have demonstrated a new mechanism …

Move over, silicon switches: There’s a new way to compute

“NYU Researchers discover new method of controlling magnetic circuits using energy efficient switch that does not require electric currents Logic and memory devices, such as the hard drives in computers, now use nanomagnetic mechanisms to store and manipulate information. Unlike …

Scientists Discover New Type of Magnet

“A team of scientists has discovered the first robust example of a new type of magnet—one that holds promise for enhancing the performance of data storage technologies. “Singlet-Based” Magnet Attracts Promise for Enhanced Data Storage A team of scientists …