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Science & Technology
January 20, 2015 | 07:04 am

Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent metals

Scientists at the Institute of Optics have used lasers to transform metals into extremely water repellent, or super-hydrophobic, materials without the need for temporary coatings.

topics: Chunlei Guo, featured-post-side, Institute of Optics, lasers, Materials Science Program, research finding,
Science & Technology
December 30, 2014 | 12:26 pm

Researchers show neutrinos can deliver not only full-on hits but also ‘glancing blows’

In what they call a “weird little corner” of the already weird world of neutrinos, physicists have found evidence that these tiny particles might be involved in a surprising reaction. In an experiment conducted with the international MINERvA collaboration at Fermilab, physics professor Kevin McFarland and his students and colleagues provide evidence that neutrinos can sometimes interact with a nucleus but leave it basically untouched, resulting in a new particle being created out of a vacuum.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Fermilab, Kevin McFarland, neutrinos, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
December 15, 2014 | 04:37 pm

Researchers explain how our minds make sense through order

Rochester scientists say they have an alternative to the standard explanation for why order matters when the human mind processes information. Ting Qian and Richard Aslin explain that our tendency to detect patterns is built into our cognitive processes, even when it’s at the risk of overestimating the importance of such patterns. (photo by Flickr user redwoodphotography made available under CC BY-ND 2.0)

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, Richard Aslin, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
December 10, 2014 | 09:29 pm

New imaging technique helps predict how vision recovers after brain tumor removal

An interdisciplinary team of University neuroscientists and neurosurgeons has used a new imaging technique to show how the human brain heals itself in just a few weeks following surgical removal of a brain tumor.

topics: Bradford Mahon, brain injury, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, tumor, University of Rochester Neurorestoration Institute, vision,
Society & Culture
November 10, 2014 | 09:21 pm

Playing action video games can boost learning

A new study shows for the first time that playing action video games improves not just the skills taught in the game, but learning capabilities more generally.

topics: Daphne Bavelier, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, video games,
Science & Technology
November 6, 2014 | 10:10 am

Sustainability, astrobiology combine to illuminate future of Earth’s technological civilization

How long can a technological civilization last? Will human-caused climate change or species extinctions threaten its collapse or can industrial development continue without restrictions? In a new paper, two astrophysicists argue that these questions may soon be resolvable scientifically.

topics: Adam Frank, Department of Physics and Astronomy, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability,
Science & Technology
October 17, 2014 | 02:40 pm

‘Red Effect’ sparks interest in female monkeys

Recent studies have showed that the color red tends to increase our attraction toward others, feelings of jealousy, and even reaction times. Now, new research shows that female monkeys also respond to the color red, suggesting that biology, rather than our culture, may play the fundamental role in our “red” reactions.

topics: Benjamin Hayden, colors, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychology, emotions, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
September 25, 2014 | 01:16 pm

Invisibility cloaking device hides objects across range of angles

Scientists have recently developed several ways—some simple and some involving new technologies—to hide objects from view. The latest effort, developed by physics professor John Howell and graduate student Joseph Choi, not only overcomes some limitations of previous devices, but uses inexpensive, readily available materials in a new way. “This is the first device that we know of that can do three-dimensional, continuously multidirectional cloaking,” said Choi.

topics: cloaking, Department of Physics and Astronomy, John Howell, optics, patents, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
September 23, 2014 | 06:00 pm

Parasitic DNA stops “jumping” when protein takes charge

Biology researchers Vera Gorbunova and Andrei Seluanov report that the “jumping genes” in mice become active as the mice age when a multi-function protein stops keeping them in check in order to take on another role. A protein called Sirt6 is needed to keep the jumping genes—technically known as retrotransposons—inactive.

topics: Aging, Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
Science & Technology
September 9, 2014 | 07:43 pm

Less effective DNA repair process takes over as mice age, biologists find

Biologists Vera Gorbunova and Andei Seluanov have discovered one reason for the the increase in DNA damage as we age: the primary repair process begins to fail and is replaced by one that is less accurate.

topics: Aging, Andei Seluanov, cancer, Department of Biology, genetics, research finding, Vera Gorbunova,