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woman with an IV in her hand, working a crossword puzzle
Science & Technology
September 11, 2017 | 04:17 pm

Protein identified in post-chemo cell death puzzle

Researchers have identified a protein that is required for cell death after undergoing chemotherapy—at least, it appears, in male mice.

topics: cancer, Department of Biology, Dragony Fu, featured-post-side, Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
the back panel of a flat screen prototype
Science & Technology
September 8, 2017 | 02:56 pm

Designing a world of immersive sound

Using a new approach to flat-panel design, Mark Bocko and his team are creating inexpensive prototypes of speakers that double as wall hangings and overhead lights.

topics: Audio and Music Engineering, augmented reality, Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Light and Sound Interactive, Mark Bocko, virtual reality,
field of stars
Science & Technology
September 7, 2017 | 02:35 pm

Rochester leads new multi-institutional effort to study ‘extreme matter’

Institutions including Cornell, Michigan, Princeton, and Stanford will join Rochester in developing an instrument to produce and study matter that exists under pressures far higher than either on or inside Earth.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
rendering of a planet
Science & Technology
September 7, 2017 | 09:37 am

Climate change for aliens

For more than 50 years, the Kardashev scale has been the gold standard for classifying hypothetical “exo-civilizations” by their ability to harness energy. A team of researchers led by Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank have devised a new system that takes into account the impacts of that energy use.

topics: Adam Frank, climate change, Department of Physics and Astronomy, exoplanets, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ang Lee holding a camera
Science & Technology
September 7, 2017 | 07:42 am

Conference, expo puts spotlight on light and sound technologies

Rochester has the ingredients to create its own Silicon Valley in emerging imaging and audio technologies. That’s the vision of the organizers of Light and Sound Interactive, a conference and expo that will showcase how Rochester can play a leading role in such growing fields as augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and interactive games and media. Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee is among this year’s keynotes.

topics: augmented reality, featured-post, Light and Sound Interactive, virtual reality,
close-up of monkey
Science & Technology
September 6, 2017 | 08:23 am

Monkey sees. . . monkey knows?

Monkeys had higher confidence in their ability to remember an image when the visual contrast was high. These kinds of metacognitive illusions—false beliefs about how we learn or remember best—are shared by humans, leading brain and cognitive scientists to believe that metacognition could have an evolutionary basis.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
large group of students standing around a small red machine with their professor
Science & Technology
August 31, 2017 | 11:39 am

An appreciation: David Quesnel, 1952–2017

The professor of mechanical engineering was remembered by friends, family members, and colleagues at a recent memorial service in Rush Rhees Library for his “unbounded curiosity.”

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, obituaries,
tents on an icy landscape
Science & Technology
August 24, 2017 | 12:51 pm

Icy air reveals human-made methane levels higher than previously believed

Professor Vasilii Petrenko and his team are studying the air trapped in ice cores that date back nearly 12,000 years, long before mankind’s use of fossil fuels, to separate man-made from naturally occurring methane sources.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding,
statue of George Eastman wearing solar eclipse glasses
Science & Technology
August 17, 2017 | 09:17 am

When and how to see the partial solar eclipse in Rochester

Physics and astronomy professor Dan Watson will be experiencing Monday’s total solar eclipse from Tennessee, and he shares more eclipse answers and tips, as well as places at the University of Rochester where you can safely view the eclipse.

topics: Dan Watson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post, School of Arts and Sciences,
student in lab
Science & Technology
August 11, 2017 | 04:13 pm

Undergraduate’s summer research is a glass act

Chemical engineering major Tianhao Yu ’19 has a unique job this summer: testing organic light-emitting diodes that may help improve the screen displays of devices such as cell phones and televisions.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, OLED, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, summer-of-research-2017, undergraduate research,