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artist's illustration of nanofilter
Science & Technology
December 7, 2017 | 09:47 am

Scientist’s accidental exhale leads to improved DNA detector

How did water vapor became integral to the development and design of a novel device for detecting the DNA biomarkers affiliated with disease?

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, DNA, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath, Materials Science Program, nanotechnology, research finding, URnano,
hand held under a portable optical scanner
Science & Technology
November 30, 2017 | 02:42 pm

Cutting-edge science leads to cut-free biopsies

What if biopsies could be performed noninvasively as part of the initial procedure, so surgeons would know immediately whether additional cancerous tissue needed to be removed?

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, Luminate, Materials Science Program,
graphic showing cancer cell bouncing off a healthy cell
Science & Technology
October 31, 2017 | 02:43 pm

Rochester chemists find new means to ‘block’ cancer cell growth

A pathway that enables embryonic cells to develop into different organs can be reactivated by cancer cells. A cyclic peptide has been found that can block the activation of this pathway, and is also less likely to trigger resistance in cancer cells.

topics: cancer, Department of Chemistry, featured-post, Natural Sciences, research finding, Rudi Fasan, School of Arts and Sciences,
Donald Batesky holds test tubes in the lab
Science & Technology
October 25, 2017 | 09:00 am

At 85, chemist Donald Batesky makes late-career discovery

Back in 1959, early in his career as a Kodak chemist, Donald Batesky was lead author of a paper in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. Now the 85-year-old research associate is lead author again, for discovering a technique that had been overlooked for years.

topics: Dan Weix, Department of Chemistry, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ehsan Hoque
Science & Technology
October 4, 2017 | 08:56 am

Ehsan Hoque, among ‘10 Scientists to Watch,’ is a study in resiliency

An expert in human-computer interaction and a pioneer in developing apps that help people hone their speaking and social skills, Hoque continues to apply lessons of resiliency he learned as an undergraduate.

topics: awards, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences,
woman with an IV in her hand, working a crossword puzzle
Science & Technology
September 11, 2017 | 04:17 pm

Protein identified in post-chemo cell death puzzle

Researchers have identified a protein that is required for cell death after undergoing chemotherapy—at least, it appears, in male mice.

topics: cancer, Department of Biology, Dragony Fu, featured-post-side, Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
the back panel of a flat screen prototype
Science & Technology
September 8, 2017 | 02:56 pm

Designing a world of immersive sound

Using a new approach to flat-panel design, Mark Bocko and his team are creating inexpensive prototypes of speakers that double as wall hangings and overhead lights.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, audio engineering, augmented reality, Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Light and Sound Interactive, Mark Bocko, virtual reality,
Ang Lee holding a camera
Science & Technology
September 7, 2017 | 07:42 am

Conference, expo puts spotlight on light and sound technologies

Rochester has the ingredients to create its own Silicon Valley in emerging imaging and audio technologies. That’s the vision of the organizers of Light and Sound Interactive, a conference and expo that will showcase how Rochester can play a leading role in such growing fields as augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and interactive games and media. Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee is among this year’s keynotes.

topics: augmented reality, featured-post, Light and Sound Interactive, virtual reality,
four portraits of faculty
University News
September 5, 2017 | 11:37 am

Promising young faculty recognized in Arts, Sciences & Engineering

Four faculty members have been chosen as this year’s Wilmot Assistant Professors. The two-year awards recognize “some of the most promising young men and women in the early stages of their academic careers.”

topics: Hussein Aluie, Margarita Guillory, Steven Piantadosi, Wilmot Professorships, Yena Park,