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Novel drug could be a powerful weapon in the fight against malaria and toxoplasmosis
September 14, 2020
Princeton researchers are making key contributions toward developing a promising new treatment for the widespread and devastating diseases toxoplasmosis and malaria.
Welcome to Cookies: Tech Security & Privacy
September 10, 2020
Technology has transformed our lives, but there are hidden tradeoffs we make as we take advantage of these new tools. Cookies, as you know, can be a tasty snack – but they can also be something that takes your data.
The multiple benefits of a world without air conditioning
September 09, 2020
To demonstrate the effect of radiant cooling, Forrest Meggers, assistant professor of architecture and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and a team of researchers built a “Cold Tube,” in Singapore last year
Flipping light on-off turns bacteria into chemical factories
September 08, 2020
Working in E. coli, the workhorse organism for scientists to engineer metabolism, researchers developed a system that uses light to control one of the key genetic circuits needed to turn bacteria into chemical factories that produce valuable compounds such as the biofuel isobutanol.
Princeton Online Tutoring Network helps bridge educational gaps for K-12 students
September 04, 2020
Since the launch of the Princeton Online Tutoring Network, volunteer tutors from the University community have led more than 600 virtual tutoring sessions with K-12 students from underrepresented groups.
Engineering faculty play major role in $115 million quantum science center
August 26, 2020
Princeton University will have a major leadership role in one of the five new multi-institution centers for the advancement of quantum science research announced by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Tough, timely and team-driven: 50 years of energy research
August 26, 2020
For a half-century, Princeton faculty members have been tackling critical environmental problems involving energy systems and decarbonization.
Entrepreneurship in a pandemic: eLab program shows the power of pivots
August 17, 2020
The six startups participating in this year's eLab Summer Accelerator, as well as the staff of the program itself, scrambled to remake their organizations during the pandemic. Their success suggests a new model for entrepreneurship, says one of the programs mentors.
Controlling heat opens door for next-generation lighting and displays in perovskite LEDs
August 17, 2020
A team of Princeton researchers have significantly improved the stability and performance of a promising new materials for brighter, less expensive, more sustainably produced LEDs. The trick was carefully managing the heat generated by the LEDs.
Machine learning reveals role of culture in shaping meanings of words
August 14, 2020
According to a machine learning analysis of dozens of languages conducted at Princeton University, the meaning of words does not necessarily refer to an intrinsic, essential constant. Instead, it is significantly shaped by culture, history and geography.