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A hexagonal-shaped vial holding red hydrogel-like material on display in a lab apparatus exploring the possibilities of biomedical ultrasound technology.
Science & Technology
September 10, 2024 | 04:40 pm

Scientists leverage ultrasound to build new blood vessels in living tissue

A technology most often used for medical imaging is being repurposed to treat damaged tissue in a range of applications.

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, research finding, research funding,
Ting Du, wearing a white lab coat, sits at a desk and points to a computer screen showing yellow fluid as Doug Kelley looks over her shoulder.
Science & Technology
August 15, 2024 | 06:00 am

Cleaning up the aging brain

Rochester scientists are restoring the brain’s trash disposal system with a drug currently used to induce labor.

topics: Center for Translational Neuromedicine, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Douglas Kelley, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Maiken Nedergaard, research finding,
Wide shot of the compressor for generating laser pulses at ELI Beamlines to investigate the feasibility of producing coherent gamma rays. A person in safety gear stands near the instrument.
Science & Technology
July 22, 2024 | 08:12 am

Is a gamma-ray laser possible?

Federal funding will allow Rochester scientists and their European collaborators to study the feasibility of coherent light sources beyond x-rays.

topics: global engagement, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Photo illustration depicting a rocky Earth-like landscape with the orange-pink light of a setting sun reflecting off a large moon likely formed with the limited role of streaming instability.
Science & Technology
June 17, 2024 | 05:12 pm

In the hunt for a second Earth, look to small planets

The recommendation is based on new research from Rochester scientists about the role of streaming instability in forming moons and planets.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,