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Canary Media

Jul 13, 2026

Plug-In Batteries Kept NYC Renters Cool During Record Heat Wave

Bryan Bollinger '03, Th'03, a professor of marketing, comments on a pilot program that uses home batteries to power window air conditioners during periods of peak electricity demand. "Distributed energy storage is a resource that [utilities] can leverage to avoid these peak demand spikes, and there's a clear benefit for them, in terms of deferring their capacity investments," said Bollinger.

Inc.

Jul 10, 2026

The Secret Behind Delta's Massive Second-Quarter Revenue Growth—and It's Not Just Higher Ticket Prices

Vikrant Vaze, a professor of engineering, attributes Delta Airlines' strong second-quarter performance to a structure and business strategy that make it somewhat "immune to competition" as well as spikes in oil prices. "It is always hard to attribute these earnings exclusively to one or two factors, but in many ways, Delta is uniquely placed to do well in the current setting," Vaze said.

Pathology in Practice

Jun 23, 2026

mRNA Flu Vaccine Offers Wider Protection

Jiwon Lee, an adjunct assistant professor of engineering, co-authored research finding that an investigational mRNA influenza vaccine generated broader and more durable immune responses than a standard flu shot.

Physics Today

Jun 17, 2026

The History of Eyeballs as Particle Detectors

Lesley Jarvis, an associate professor of radiation oncology and applied sciences, and Brian Pogue, a professor of biomedical engineering, appear in an article about the human eye's ability to detect high-energy particles. Jarvis and Pogue worked on a camera for detecting radiation that produced visible light in a patient's eye during testing, which Jarvis later confirmed was produced by charged particles. "And all of a sudden, right out of her pupil we saw blue light glowing out of her eye," Jarvis said.

News Medical

Jun 16, 2026

New mRNA flu vaccine offers broader protection against influenza strains

Features research co-authored by Jiwon Lee, an adjunct assistant professor of engineering, finding that an investigational mRNA influenza vaccine generated broader and more durable immune responses than a standard flu shot.

Inside Higher Ed

Jun 01, 2026

Can You Build an Electric Race Car?

Highlights that the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth created a Formula SAE hybrid team in 2006, which helped spur the creation of a national competition in 2007 that now includes electric race cars and other categories.

EOS

May 20, 2026

Changes in Sea Ice Microstructure Could Affect Climate Models

Don Perovich, a professor of engineering, comments on new research examining how granular sea ice changes the threshold at which brine channels allow water flow through ice. "It's the sequel we've been waiting decades for," Perovich said.

Associated Press

May 18, 2026

Summer Travelers Who Relied On Spirit Airlines May Struggle To Find Budget Alternatives

Vikrant Vaze, a professor of engineering, comments on challenges facing budget airlines following the shutdown of Spirit Airlines and rising fuel costs tied to the Iran war. "Even though they can be clubbed together as budget airlines, if you want a big umbrella term, they're very different from each other," Vaze said.