<Li> U.S. Department of Energy </Li> <P> In 1968, Federal government awarded $3 million in grants to NYIT for computer research . Researchers at the New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Lab created the tools that made entirely 3D CGI films possible . Among NYIT CG Lab's innovations was an eight - bit paint system to ease computer animation . NYIT CG Lab was regarded as the top computer animation research and development group in the world during the late 70s and early 80s . </P> <P> In 1978, the digital noise reducer invented by William E. Glenn, earned NYIT its first television Emmy award . Glenn directed NYIT's former Science and Technology Research Center in Florida, where he also developed his invention . The digital noise reducer received a patent in 3 - D technology in 1979 . </P> <P> In 1995, the School of Engineering took first place in the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Air Road Rally . The student engineering team spent three years designing and building the high - performance hybrid electric car that beat out 43 other vehicles . </P>

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