Society & Culture
New exhibit highlights women who changed the world
December 2, 2020
A Rochester Museum & Science Center exhibit includes nine women with connections to the University.
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Computer scientist James Allen named AAAS fellow
November 24, 2020
James Allen, professor in the Department of Computer Science, is being recognized for his 鈥渂road contributions to artificial intelligence and natural language understanding.鈥�
Science & Technology
鈥極rgan on a chip鈥� is the wave of the future
November 9, 2020
Rochester researchers are building technology to predict the course of tendon injuries鈥攁 form of personalized medicine that will lead to more effective treatments.
Science & Technology
Building a quantum network one node at a time
November 3, 2020
New research demonstrates a way to use quantum properties of light to transmit information, a key step on the path to the next generation of computing and communications systems.
Science & Technology
Finally, a way to see molecules 鈥榳obble鈥�
October 22, 2020
Breakthrough by international optics team reveals how proteins behave in 3D, enabling new insights into cell behavior and disease progression
Science & Technology
Imaging the secret lives of immune cells in the eye
October 7, 2020
Rochester researchers combine videography and artificial intelligence to track the interactions of microscopic immune cells in a living eye without dyes or damage, a first for imaging science.
Science & Technology
Rochester researchers document record-setting optical fiber
September 23, 2020
The innovative fiber鈥攎ade of seven capillaries surrounding a hollow core鈥攎ay be a promising platform for quantum information processing and other applications.
Science & Technology
Photonics researchers report breakthrough in miniaturizing light-based chips
August 26, 2020
A Rochester team demonstrates a new way to control light as it moves through integrated circuits, paving a research avenue in communications, computing, and photonics research.
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Rochester scientist David Turnbull receives fusion award
August 16, 2020
Nonprofit research and educational foundation highlights 鈥渄emonstrated leadership in applying results to laser facilities.鈥�
Science & Technology
Experiments replicate high densities in 鈥榳hite dwarf鈥� star remnants
August 16, 2020
Rochester researchers help lead work to simulate pressures of white dwarf stars, work that may offer ideas for creating new materials on Earth.
Science & Technology
Rochester leads effort to understand matter at atom-crushing pressures
August 10, 2020
The University is the host institution for a NSF-funded national collaboration to explore 鈥榬evolutionary states of matter.鈥�
Science & Technology
Project creates more powerful, versatile ultrafast laser pulse
July 24, 2020
Institute of Optics research sets record for shortest pulse for newly developed technology, work that has important applications in engineering and biomedicine.