Science & Technology New ligand-guided technique enhances drug development August 8, 2024 Researchers led by Shauna Paradine use chemical “helpers“ called ligands to guide reactions with extreme precision.
From the Magazine Doctors, patients, algorithms, and avatars August 6, 2024 Clinicians, computer scientists, and ethicists are working across the University to incorporate reliable and ethical AI into medical diagnosis and treatment.
Science & Technology Did a magnetic field collapse trigger the emergence of animals? May 2, 2024 Evidence suggests a weak magnetic field millions of years ago may have fueled the proliferation of life.
Science & Technology Why do we blink so much? April 19, 2024 Researchers find that blinking plays a pivotal role in processing visual information—adding to a growing body of evidence revising our conventional views of vision.
Science & Technology DESI first-year data delivers unprecedented measurements of expanding universe April 5, 2024 Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of dark energy.
Science & Technology Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy March 1, 2024 Rochester researchers have discovered a new class of plasma oscillations, paving the way for improved particle accelerators and commercial fusion energy.
Science & Technology Reshaping our understanding of granular systems February 9, 2024 Rochester researchers are uncovering the unexpected role of grain shape in the mixing of granular systems such as pharmaceuticals, cereal, and landslides.
Science & Technology Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants February 5, 2024 Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-printing system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.
Science & Technology Is oxygen the cosmic key to alien technology? January 2, 2024 Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank explores the links between atmospheric oxygen and detecting extraterrestrial technology on distant planets.
Science & Technology Rochester research with ‘ghostly’ neutrinos among Physics World’s breakthroughs of the year December 7, 2023 Led by researchers from the University of Rochester, scientists from the international collaboration MINERvA have, for the first time, used a beam of hard-to-detect neutrinos to investigate the structure of protons.
Science & Technology Laser Lab supercomputer ranked one of the world’s most powerful October 13, 2023 The new supercomputer enables a four-fold increase in high-performance computing to simulate high-energy-density physics and inertial confinement fusion experiments.
Science & Technology A quantum leap in cooling atoms for better computers September 12, 2023 A new grant will allow John Nichol and his team to study thermoelectricity to help develop more efficient quantum computers.