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URochester students engineer bacteria to build a future on Mars
November 7, 2025
Undergraduates turn Martian air into plastics and fertilizer—earning top honors internationally.
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Bowhead whales’ secret to long life may lie in a protein
October 29, 2025
URochester scientists link the whales’ longevity to CIRBP, a DNA-repair protein that could one day help humans live longer.
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Wild chimpanzees show human-like cognitive decline with age
October 28, 2025
Research into changing tool use by chimps in the wild suggests evolutionary origins of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
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Quantum tunneling: URochester physicist explains a Nobel Prize–winning discovery
October 7, 2025
Machiel Blok’s research in superconducting circuits builds on the same quantum effects recognized by the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Why the future of computing is quantum
September 24, 2025
The strengths and limitations of computing advances are pushing the boundaries of what quantum machines can do.
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Physicists reach a new milestone in understanding the universe’s fundamental forces
September 16, 2025
Rochester researchers involved with CERN make groundbreaking measurements of the electroweak mixing angle, strengthening an understanding of particle physics.
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Surprising adaptations let yeast beat the heat
August 21, 2025
By probing yeast proteins, researchers show how other organisms may adapt to rising global temperatures.
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New theory may solve quantum ‘jigsaw puzzle’
August 8, 2025
The theory explains how quantum environments can steer chemical reactions—speeding them up or slowing them down without adding heat or light.
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Researchers discover more efficient way to route information in quantum computers
July 8, 2025
Using qudits, Rochester scientists have solved a notoriously difficult problem involving Hilbert space, or the quantum matrix.
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Mars surface patterns resemble Earth, revealing secrets of its past
May 5, 2025
Wave-like landforms on Mars offer insights about the planet’s icy past, its potential habitability, and the physics of flowing granular materials.
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New molecule could pave the way for more efficient computers
May 3, 2025
A team of scientists has developed the “world’s most electrically conductive organic molecule.”
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Bryce Davis ’20: Combining music and finance into a fulfilling career
April 8, 2025
The economics and music major found his path by embracing unexpected opportunities.