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two scientists pose at ice drill in Antarctica.
Science & Technology
February 21, 2020 | 01:59 pm

To combat climate change, human activities more important than natural feedbacks

Permafrost in the soil and methane hydrates deep in the ocean are large reservoirs of ancient carbon. But even if methane is released from these large natural stores, new Rochester data shows that the bigger concern is methane released from human activities.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vasilii Petrenko,
two researchers at a ice core drill in Greenland.
Science & Technology
February 19, 2020 | 02:06 pm

Methane emitted via human fossil fuel use ‘vastly underestimated’

Reducing emissions from human activities like fossil fuel extraction and use will have a greater impact on curbing future global warming than scientists previously thought, a new Rochester study suggests.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post, research finding, Vasilii Petrenko,
a young girl looks at an eye glass chart in the distance.
Science & Technology
February 10, 2020 | 02:45 pm

Small eye movements are critical for 20/20 vision

When a patient fails an eye test, it’s not just structural defects in the eye that are to blame. New Rochester research show that small eye movements humans aren’t even aware of making play a large role in humans’ ability to see letters, numbers, and objects from a distance.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Michele Rucci, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
light shining on a square of etched metal in a lab setting.
Science & Technology
February 4, 2020 | 11:55 am

Lasers etch a ‘perfect’ solar energy absorber

The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metal structures has now demonstrated how the same technology could be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.

topics: Chunlei Guo, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Simon Narang
Science & Technology
January 27, 2020 | 03:28 pm

Local teen honored for Laser Lab research

Simon Narang, a senior from Pittsford Sutherland High School, was recently named a Scholar in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, for a research project he carried out at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: announcements, community, K-12 education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Regeneron Science Talent Search,
Science & Technology
January 22, 2020 | 03:21 pm

New research unlocks clues about Earth’s magnetic field

Professor John Tarduno has analyzed zircon crystals collected from sites in Australia—the oldest known terrestrial materials—to construct a timeline of Earth’s magnetic field, finding that the field was stronger than previously believed.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
January 9, 2020 | 02:25 pm

Detecting microplastics first step in assessing environmental harm

Amid growing alarm over the plastic that pollutes our environment, biomedical and optics researchers are devising ways to quickly detect microplastics in drinking water to better understand their potential impacts on human health.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, James McGrath, nanoparticles, research funding, SIMPore, sustainability, URnano, Wayne Knox,
a bank of flashtubs ignites in the OMEGA laser
Science & Technology
December 2, 2019 | 12:14 pm

When laser beams meet plasma: New data addresses gap in fusion research

Rochester scientists at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and their colleagues in California and France have directly demonstrated for the first time how laser beams modify the conditions of a plasma.

topics: David Turnbull, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, featured-post-side, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,