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close-up detail of dozens of optical fibers in a grid.
Science & Technology
May 28, 2021 | 01:26 pm

DESI’s quest to map the expanding universe begins

Rochester researchers are key members of an international collaboration to create a 3D map of the universe, which will help unravel the mysteries of dark energy.

topics: data science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Regina Demina, School of Arts and Sciences, Segev BenZvi,
artists conception shows a close-up of a face wearing glasses with a square grid of different colored rays being projected onto the inside of one of the glasses's lenses.
Science & Technology
April 30, 2021 | 04:16 pm

A new way to make AR/VR glasses look more like regular glasses

Rochester researchers are combining freeform optics and a metasurface to avoid ‘bug eyes’ in AR/VR glasses and headsets.

topics: augmented reality, Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, virtual reality,
a blue-gloved hand holds a tiny circle of white material with a tiny green t-shirt printed on it.
Science & Technology
April 29, 2021 | 11:19 am

Will your future clothes be made of algae?

For the first time, Rochester researchers have used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into living, photosynthetic materials that are tough and resilient.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
three minute thesis winner Jeffrey Beard
Science & Technology
April 16, 2021 | 02:28 pm

Apt analogies help veteran convey his HIV research

‘Three Minute Thesis’ Competition winner Jeffrey Beard demonstrates how to communicate science to the public.

topics: Benjamin Miller, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Senior man, wearing glasses and looking up, suffering from macular degeneration
Science & Technology
March 29, 2021 | 11:12 am

First-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients

Rochester researchers’ breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Danielle Benoit, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, Medical Center,
Close-up of an array of small, square, yellow targets.
Science & Technology
March 25, 2021 | 09:30 am

Laser-driven experiments provide insights into the formation of the universe

Researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics have captured for the first time in a laboratory setting the process thought to be responsible for generating and sustaining astrophysical magnetic fields.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Petros Tzeferacos, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
cross-section image of an organoid
Science & Technology
February 22, 2021 | 10:23 am

Rochester to advance research in biological imaging through new grant

A multidisciplinary collaboration will create a new light-sheet microscope on campus, allowing 3D imaging of complex cellular structures.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath, Michael Welte, research funding, Richard Waugh, School of Arts and Sciences,