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View from inside the OMEGA laser system's target chamber during a direct drive fusion experiment.
Science & Technology
February 5, 2024 | 01:00 pm

Scientists create new ‘spark plug’ for fusion reactions

Techniques developed with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ OMEGA laser system hold promise for sparking fusion at larger scales.

topics: alumni, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences,
Close-up of tweezers holding µSiM chip of the kind University of Rochester’s Translational Center for Barrier Microphysiological Systems (TraCe-bMPS).
Science & Technology
January 9, 2024 | 12:49 pm

New NIH-funded center could soon reduce the need for pharmaceutical trials on animals

Rochester is one of four NIH-sponsored centers that aims to produce tissue-on-chip devices as FDA-qualified drug development tools.

topics: Benjamin Miller, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James McGrath, Materials Science Program, Medical Center, research funding,
illustration showing two views of Earth with ocean weather systems (mesoscale eddies, energized ones in red, weakened ones in blue) from data overlaid with atmospherically driven climate-scale currents (black lines).
Science & Technology
December 20, 2023 | 02:03 pm

Scientists uncover link between the ocean’s weather and global climate

Using mechanical rather than statistical analysis, an international team of scientists offers a new framework for understanding the climate system.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding,
Various diagnostic tools pointing at an x-ray diffraction image plate with material on it.
Science & Technology
December 19, 2023 | 08:27 am

Machine learning boosts search for new materials

Rochester scientists have developed deep-learning models that can sift through the massive amounts of data generated by X-ray diffraction techniques.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Materials Science Program, research finding,
Illustration of a 2D material represented by dots of various colors against a magenta background to help explain phase-change memristors technology.
Science & Technology
November 30, 2023 | 10:43 am

Straining memory leads to new computing possibilities

“We’ve combined the idea of a memristor and a phase-change device in a way that can go beyond the limitations of either device,” says Stephen Wu, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Composite photo of a metal ball shot through a spring-loaded launcher during mechanical engineering class and lab.
Campus Life
November 20, 2023 | 04:02 pm

Mechanical engineering launches overhauled lab courses

Faculty members work with industry advisors to modernize hands-on aspects of the department’s curriculum.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,