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The view from the rim of the caldera of Olympus Mons on Mars, the largest volcano in the solar system.
Science & Technology
May 5, 2025 | 09:17 am

Mars surface patterns resemble Earth, revealing secrets of its past

Wave-like landforms on Mars offer insights about the planet’s icy past, its potential habitability, and the physics of flowing granular materials.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rachel Glade, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Interior of an ultra-high vacuum chamber of a scanning tunneling microscope.
Science & Technology
May 3, 2025 | 07:02 pm

New molecule could pave the way for more efficient computers

A team of scientists has developed the “world’s most electrically conductive organic molecule.”

topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ignacio Franco, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
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, Michel Telias, Pablo Postigo, research funding,
AI-generated illustration of artificial general intelligence shows a gleaming robot sitting at a desk, looking pensive, and writing with its left hand with a few books stacked on the desk.
Science & Technology
April 3, 2025 | 06:12 pm

How artificial general intelligence could learn like a human

Computer scientist Christopher Kanan discusses AI, large language models, and the responsible use of artificial general intelligence.

topics: artificial intelligence, Christopher Kanan, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
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,
A hand holds up a phone and on the screen the new QR code technology to prevent quishing.
Science & Technology
February 11, 2025 | 09:05 am

New technology could quash QR code phishing attacks

The improved QR code format would let smartphone users know if they’re heading to a secure website—or wading into a potential ‘quishing’ scam.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gaurav Sharma, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Irving Barron, research finding,
Satellite imagery of the Gulf of Mexico showing swirling currents and ocean eddies.
Science & Technology
January 31, 2025 | 02:31 pm

How does the atmosphere affect ocean weather?

A new Rochester study upends previous assumptions about how surface winds and ocean weather patterns interact.

topics: Department of Mathematics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,