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illustration of stretched-pulse soliton Kerr resonator

Institute of Optics research sets record for shortest pulse for newly developed technology, work that has important applications in engineering and biomedicine.

University of Rochester research sets record for ultrafast laser pulse, work that has important applications in engineering and biomedicine.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, William Renninger,
social media bubbles over Manhattan

Themes of anxiety, depression, and fear of shortages emerge as Rochester researchers continue to mine social media as a reflection of the United States “in the moment.”

University of Rochester computer scientists report that Twitter mirrors anxieties about COVID-19 among United States users of the social media network.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo,
Wolfgang Theobald and Ricardo Betti

Laboratory for Laser Energetics pioneers Ricardo Betti and Wolfgang Theobald honored by American and European Physical Societies.

Pioneers at the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Ricardo Betti and Wolfgang Theobald, earning interntional honors from the American and European Physical Societies.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Riccardo Betti,
Comet Neowise in sky over Arizona
Science & Technology
July 17, 2020

How to view Comet NEOWISE

Work by Rochester researchers will help make a space-based infrared telesecope—the kind that detected Comet NEOWISE—even more precise.

University of Rochester researchers are helping develop the next version of the telescope used to detect Comet NEOWISE.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, School of Arts and Sciences,
Illustration of OSIRIS-REx collecting samples on an asteroid surface.

Using sand, marbles, and mathematical modeling, Rochester researchers from across departments worked to improve the accuracy of data collected from the surfaces of asteroids.

Using sand, marbles, and mathematical modeling, University of Rochester researchers are improving the accuracy of data collected from asteroid surfaces.

topics: Alice Quillen, Department of Computer Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
image of covid-19 test vials
University News
July 16, 2020

FAQ: COVID-19 testing on campus

University experts outline the COVID-19 testing and monitoring protocols being put in place as the campus looks to reopen.

University of Rochester experts have established COVID-19 testing and monitoring protocols as the campus looks to reopen.

topics: COVID-19, featured-post-side, Rochester Restart,
illustration of cellular enzyme

Rochester biologists are exploring how coronavirus interacts with cellular proteins to cause COVID-19 under a priority NSF program.

University of Rochester biologists are using NSF funding to explore how coronavirus interacts with cellular proteins to cause COVID-19.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Biology, Dragony Fu, Elaine Sia, National Science Foundation, Rochester Restart,
person sanitizing a face shield

A University engineering team uses 3-D printers and laser cutters to make face shields as part of a community-wide effort to supply much-needed safety equipment.

University of Rochester team uses 3-D printers and laser cutters to make face shields as part of a community-wide effort to supply much-needed PPE.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Optics, Rochester Restart,
Replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys refuels USS Boxer.

For the first time, Rochester chemical engineers have demonstrated that a “potassium-promoted” chemical catalyst can be used to convert seawater into fuel on an industrial scale.

Rochester researchers have demonstrated that a “potassium-promoted” chemical catalyst can be used to convert seawater into fuel on an industrial scale.

topics: Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
Aluminum panel, facing the sun, and sitting atop body of water near shoreline showing factories.

Researchers in the lab of optics professor Chunlei Guo use lasers, sunlight, and aluminum panels to develop the most efficient means yet of purifying contaminated water.

University of Rochester researchers use lasers, sunlight, and aluminum panels to develop a more efficient means of purifying contaminated water.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,