Posts categorized Science & Technology

Rochester researchers have found a new and improved way to extract temperature from the light emitted by a diamond defect.

Research from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics paves the way for more accurate computer models, which are needed to understand the interior of planets and the physical properties of nuclear fusion.

Two new Rochester fellows of the National Academy of Inventors take aim at transformative discoveries in the world of optics.

The Rochester optics professor has been elected a fellow of Optica, the international society for optics and photonics.

Rochester undergraduates have developed a fast, noninvasive, affordable, and eco-friendly way to diagnose the life-threatening medical complication.

Joseph Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and a professor of optics, is recognized for pioneering contributions to quantum optics theory.

Fayerweather Professor of Mathematic Doug Ravenel wins the prize from the American Mathematical Society for solving a geometry problem that has puzzled mathematicians for 50 years.

Rochester vision scientists uncover new information about the role of tiny “fixational” eye movements in enabling us to see clearly.

Tumor shrinkage is one sign of cancer treatment’s efficacy—but Rochester scientists are exploring elasticity and permeability as well.

Rochester computer scientist Ehsan Hoque and his colleagues have harnessed machine learning to accurately identify signs of the neurological disease by analyzing facial muscles.