Science & Technology

A new Department of Defense contract taps Rochester’s expertise in pulsed lasers for national defense efforts.

Dynamic shell formation has been demonstrated experimentally for the first time at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

A system using photonics-based synthetic dimensions could be used to help explain complex natural phenomena.

Research on fruit flies led by Michael Welte, a professor of biology, finds that lipid droplets play a role in cellular changes necessary for the growth of the egg—and could affect fertility in myriad organisms.

The finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the development of life on Earth.

A new, AI-based technique for measuring fluid flow in the brain could lead to treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

A Department of Energy program partners private companies with national laboratories and universities to design the first commercial fusion power plant.

The National Science Foundation has named Rochester as one of six new grant-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites.

A new grant will allow Rochester researchers to leverage bacteria and nanomaterials to mimic photosynthesis and produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel.

Early results in a study by faculty at the Medical Center and the Hajim School show 98 percent accuracy in predicting malignant tissue.

Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.

"Fixational" eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.