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App connects homeless youth in Mercer County with social services
An app called What I Need is helping homeless youth in Mercer County find meals, shelter or even a job. It works by allowing young people to find the services they need without having to talk to an ...
Using robotics to perform total knee replacements
The THINK surgical robotic knee replacement clinical trial at Hackensack University Medical Center is one of five sites in the United States that are performing total knee replacements through the use ...
New law promises relief from annoying robocalls
A new federal law is offering hope for those besieged by solicitation and scam phone calls.
Totowa makerspace hub for manufacturing, innovation — and pancakes
Amid what the Maker Depot founders are calling a manufacturing renaissance in New Jersey, the Maker Depot is using 3D printing technology to attract the next generation of builders.
How to help teens combat social media-related anxiety this holiday season
By using the acronym FACE, Rutgers University's Charlotte Markey says parents can help their teen combat holiday season anxieties.
Rutgers professor teaches the ‘Chemistry of Art’
A Rutgers University professor lifts the techniques of an art forger to teach chemistry.
Doctors have a new tool for detecting NJ’s no. 1 killer — heart disease
A new tool at the Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus could be a game-changer for detecting and treating heart disease.
Newark conference raises awareness about AI algorithmic bias
Artificial intelligence failure and improvement were all the talk at a Rutgers-Newark conference on Tuesday.
Judge orders drugmaker to pay $572 million in opioid lawsuit
An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million, more than twice the ...
An app that helps domestic violence victims build a case for court
One domestic violence survivor designed an app to help other victims document incidents and build a case against their perpetrator for court.
Atlantic City Electric’s infrared helicopter detects issues invisible to naked eye
A trio of workers, including a pilot, engineer and technician, do their infrared inspections for the Atlantic City Electric region once a year, surveying 1,300 miles of transmission lines from high ...
Ability Fair showcases latest tech for people with physical disabilities
Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation hosted its fifth annual Ability Fair, which highlighted the latest products, services and technology for people with physical challenges.
VOICE Summit draws voice-tech leaders from around the world
More than 5,000 people will travel from around the world to attend this year’s VOICE Summit at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark.
A Princeton graduate student’s contribution to the Apollo 11 mission
Approaching the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 mission to the moon, we reflect on a Princeton physics graduate student's immense contribution. Jim Faller's Lunar Laser Retro-Reflector, a triple-prism ...
Could a Jersey lab be the key to unlocking the sun’s energy on Earth?
Scientists have been working to achieve fusion energy for nearly 70 years.
