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Director of Communications, Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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Close up of fiber optics cables lit up with a woman out of focusing behind them looking at the cables.
Science & Technology
June 30, 2025 | 04:32 pm

The surprising way that fiber optics connects us

An optics expert explains how thin strands of glass that transmit light make modern telecommunications possible.

topics: Ever Wonder, Govind Argawal, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, videos,
computer illustration of a group of connected atoms.
Science & Technology
June 20, 2025 | 12:33 pm

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.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, Siddharth Deshpande,
GIF of two vases filled with dandelions blossoming to illustrate text-to-video artificial intelligence advances.
Science & Technology
May 3, 2025 | 05:40 pm

Text-to-video AI blossoms with new metamorphic video capabilities

Using time-lapse videos as training data, computer scientists have developed video generators that simulate the physical world more accurately.

topics: artificial intelligence, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, research finding,
System of colorful neurons with glowing connections against a dark background.
Science & Technology
April 14, 2025 | 10:14 am

Do neurons transmit light?

Rochester researchers aim to determine if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Ophthalmology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research funding,
University of Rochester graduate student smiles while manipulating the apparatus in an optics lab.
Science & Technology
March 15, 2025 | 03:02 pm

Twisting atomically thin materials could advance quantum computers

Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Nick Vamivakas, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
Edward Ashton, author of Mickey7, looks at the camera with his arms folded. Behind him is an extensive bookshelf and a framed movie poster for "Mickey 17."
From the Magazine
March 4, 2025 | 07:40 am

The magnificent Mickey7

Alumnus Edward Ashton’s sci-fi novel Mickey7 gets a Hollywood glow up with Bong Joon-ho’s film Mickey 17.

topics: alumni, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kevin Parker, literature,