A Year of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation

Our community is at the forefront of innovation and groundbreaking research. This is a selection of our most exciting research stories of the last year.

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Industrial, Urban & Environmental Sustainability

Overhead view of a water treatment plant.

Prescription Drugs Are a Major Source of “Forever Chemicals” in U.S. Wastewater

Desert dunes.

Once-Vast Arabian Lakes Recast a Desert’s Climate Past

Maps of Karachi overlaid with amounts of grass, paved roads, trees and total greenspace.

AI Technique Sharpens the Map on Urban Green Spaces

Engineering Health

Hands holding a smartphone taking a picture of food.

AI Food Scanner Transforms Meal Photos into Nutritional Insight

Woman in running gear using an inhaler.

Harnessing the Liver’s Tolerance to Outwit Asthma

Medical chip in a lab setting.

"Leukemia-on-a-Chip" Predicts Cancer Treatment Success Before It Reaches Patients

Brain scans highlighting activity across regions.

A Hidden Language Network Revealed in the Prefrontal Cortex

Skin care products arranged on a table with leaves.

Revolutionizing Skincare: Self-Assembling Proteins for Sustainable and High-Performance Products

Microchip being fabricated using machinery.

Unveiling Hidden Vulnerabilities in Medical Microchips

Robotics & Embodied Intelligence

Neuron with synapses.

Mapping the Motor System: AI Illuminates How Neurons Wire Movement

Illustration of cars on a highway indicating that they are connected wirelessly.

Self-Driving Cars Share Road Knowledge Through Digital Word-of-Mouth

Systems Engineering & Complex Decision-Making

Sunset over a busy New York City street.

How City Life Shapes the ADHD–Obesity Connection

Map of economic activity, with different types of businesses being represented by circles of different sizes.

Using Mobile Data to Map Economic Ripple Effects in Cities

Architecture of 3D image scans, including layout grids.

AI-Powered 3D Streaming: Cutting Bandwidth by 85%

Image recognition software laid over a photo of two cats, and the mona lisa.

Orion: AI That Keeps Your Secrets Safe

Illustration of a laptop with a superimposed digital lock above it.

Decoding Privacy in Language Models with Entropy

Diagram showing how emergency response rates change based on traffic flows.

AI-Powered Digital Twin Enhances Emergency Response in Urban Areas

Cars driving through city streets at eye level.

NYC Speed Cameras Take Six Months to Change Driver Behavior

Engineering & Culture

People on a subway train, all looking at their phones.

Large Language Models Fall Short in Detecting Propaganda

NYT Connections puzzle, featuring a four by four grid of words.

AI Generates Connections Puzzles That Rival Human-Created Ones

Two actors, one in a wheelchair, mid performance in studio

An Operatic Performance Uses Artificial Intelligence and Assistive Technology

Quantum Science & Technologies

Diagram of quantum excitement in a particle.

Physical Patterning Unlocks New Superconductors for Quantum Computing

NYC cab blurred as it drives by future home of NYU Quantum Institute

NYU Launches Quantum Institute

quantum computer with electron orbits circling it

NYU Tandon offers Master's Degree in Quantum Technologies

The Unconventional Engineer | Volume 6