Rochester engineers serve the community through design capstone projects
Rochester seniors and master’s students provide businesses and nonprofits solutions to real-world problems.
Black metal could give a heavy boost to solar power generation
Researchers improved solar power technology by engineering a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.
How brain-inspired analog systems could make drones more efficient
Electrical and computer engineers want to mimic the brain’s visual system to create AI tools for guiding autonomous systems.
Can Amazon Alexa or Google Home help detect Parkinson’s?
A quick, speech-based AI tool offers a new way to screen for a key indicator of the neurodegenerative disease.
What are intraocular lenses? And how can they restore sight for patients with cataracts?
New technology is quickly improving the world’s most common form of eye surgery.
Sarah Bjornland ’17: Embracing her management superpowers
Meaningful connections with faculty and industry experts helped the Rochester graduate find her niche in the field of optics.
The surprising way that fiber optics connects us
An optics expert explains how thin strands of glass that transmit light make modern telecommunications possible.
New method to study catalysts could lead to better batteries
A new algorithm opens the door for using artificial intelligence and machine learning to study the interactions that happen on the surface of materials.
New laser smaller than a penny can measure objects at ultrafast rates
The chip-scale laser has applications ranging from guiding autonomous vehicles to detecting gravitational waves.
New scholars program is a catalyst for undergraduate research on chemical sustainability
The inaugural cohort of Barbara J. Burger Chemical Sustainability Scholars embarks on 15-month paid research experiences.