This Generator Steals Energy From Passing Trains

It’s estimated that in the US alone there’s over 140,000 miles of train tracks criss-crossing the country. So a team of researchers from New York’s Stony Brook University have developed a simple railside generator that’s able to convert the vibrations from a passing train into usable electricity. More »

The Holodeck Is Real, and It’s in Stony Brook, NY

While we still have a ways to go before the advent of photon torpedoes and warp drives, Stony Brook University has just brought us one step closer to our Star Trek future with the unveiling of its immersive video projection system, the Reality Deck. What? Holodeck was already taken. More »