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Student in a lab coat and safety gear pipes bacteria that will eventually form bioglass microlenses.
Science & Technology
December 13, 2024 | 02:35 pm

Can sea sponge biology transform imaging technology?

Researchers draw inspiration from nature to create tiny, powerful microlenses for advanced image sensors.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, Greg Schmidt, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Scott Carney, sustainability,
Hands sculpting a clay brain to illustrate neural sculpting of brain activity patterns.
Science & Technology
December 9, 2024 | 08:52 am

Sculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel)

Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns.

topics: Coraline Iordan, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Medical Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Silhouette of a person in profile speaking into a microphone with their sound waves changing in color, size, and intensity as they go through real-time voice changer technology.
Science & Technology
December 5, 2024 | 08:15 am

Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender, and dialect.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding, Zhiyao Duan,
Group of five students who work on synthetic biology projects in white lab coats sitting around a table filled with beakers and others scientific equipment.
Science & Technology
December 3, 2024 | 04:00 pm

Undergraduate students use bacteria to create clean energy

The student-led team used synthetic biology to harness clean energy from bacteria while simultaneously capturing and storing carbon dioxide, taking home a gold medal in the process.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, awards, Class of 2026, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, sustainability, undergraduate research,
Two people sit across from a table using American Sign Language, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality to test a tabletop interactive play system for deaf and hard of hearing children.
Science & Technology
November 14, 2024 | 01:17 pm

Zhen Bai: Using AI to advance child development and learning

Computer scientist Zhen Bai develops technology to help kids benefit from and learn about artificial intelligence.

topics: artificial intelligence, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, Warner School of Education, Wyatte Hall, Zhen Bai,
GIF showing black and red swirling data visualized on the left and blue, green, and yellow visualized data on the right with "AI" in text in the middle.
Science & Technology
October 16, 2024 | 01:23 pm

How artificial intelligence is powering the fusion revolution

At the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester scientists harness AI to bring fusion research into sharper focus.

topics: artificial intelligence, Christopher Kanan, Department of Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences, Valeri Goncharov, Varchas Gopalaswamy,