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Finally, a way to see molecules ‘wobble’
Breakthrough by international optics team reveals how proteins behave in 3D, enabling new insights into cell behavior and disease progression
Room-temperature superconductor? Rochester lab sets new record toward long-sought goal
University physical scientists synthesize new superconducting material, developing a process that may help ‘break down barriers and open the door to many potential applications.’
Imaging the secret lives of immune cells in the eye
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.
Quick COVID-detecting nasal swab card, tested at URMC, is approved for use
Evaluated in a clinical trial at the Medical Center, a $5 diagnostic test that quickly detects COVID-19 has received FDA approval for use by health care providers.
Rochester researchers document record-setting optical fiber
Work shows the innovative fiber—made of seven capillaries surrounding a hollow core—may be a promising platform for quantum information processing and other applications.
Underrepresented populations suffer most from COVID-19 in nursing homes, assisted living communities
Disparities in the number of cases and the number of deaths suggest that long-standing, fundamental inequalities in nursing homes are being “exacerbated by the pandemic,” Medical Center studies indicate.
Photonics researchers report breakthrough in miniaturizing light-based chips
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.
Rochester scientist David Turnbull receives fusion award
Nonprofit research and educational foundation highlights “demonstrated leadership in applying results to laser facilities.”
Experiments replicate high densities in ‘white dwarf’ star remnants
Rochester researchers help lead work to simulate pressures of white dwarf stars, work that may offer ideas for creating new materials on Earth.
Rochester leads effort to understand matter at atom-crushing pressures
The University is the host institution for a NSF-funded national collaboration to explore ‘revolutionary states of matter.’