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illustration of two people on a date, with at-symbols instead of faces
Science & Technology
February 12, 2017 | 11:33 am

Online dating brings matches, but it isn’t scientific

Online dating is second only to “meeting through friends” as the most popular form of matchmaking, and Rochester psychologist Harry Reis has been investigating the phenomenon as the stigma has lifted.

topics: Department of Psychology, Harry Reis, relationships, Rochester Review, School of Arts and Sciences,
gas hydrate on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico
Science & Technology
February 8, 2017 | 04:05 pm

Gas hydrate breakdown unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release

A recent interpretive review of scientific literature performed by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey and here at Rochester pays particular attention to gas hydrates beneath the Arctic Ocean.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of a bacterium
Science & Technology
February 3, 2017 | 04:45 pm

Building a better microbial fuel cell—using paper

In a fuel cell that relies on bacteria found in wastewater, Rochester researchers have developed an electrode using a common household material: paper.

topics: Department of Chemistry, featured-post-side, Kara Bren, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
animated illustration of circular waves collapsing into a needle-thin beam
Science & Technology
January 24, 2017 | 11:03 am

New ‘needle pulse’ beam pattern packs a punch

An “analytically beautiful mathematical solution” could bring unprecedented sharpness to ultrasound and radar images, burn precise holes in manufactured materials at a nano scale—even etch new properties onto their surfaces.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Kevin Parker, Miguel Alonso, research finding,
large supercomputer with word MIRA written on front
Science & Technology
January 23, 2017 | 04:04 pm

Aluie awarded hours on supercomputer at Argonne

Most academic grants come with money, but Hussein Aluie has received a research boost that money can’t buy. The assistant professor of mechanical engineering has been awarded access to the supercomputer Mira, which will allow his team to do in four days what it would take a desktop computer more than 2,000 years to complete.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, research funding,
images showing an array of colored dots
Science & Technology
January 16, 2017 | 09:55 am

What humans and primates both know when it comes to numbers

University researchers show that primates — like humans — have the ability to distinguish between large and small quantities of objects, irrespective of the surface area those objects occupy.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, featured-post-side, Jessica Cantlon, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
elderly couples on a bench
Science & Technology
January 9, 2017 | 09:49 am

d.health Summit 2017 focuses on the future of aging

Underpinning this year’s theme are a selection of topics that discuss the future of medicine, technology, and healthcare policy as they relate to aging Americans. This national forum will be held at The New York Academy of Sciences, at the World Trade Center in New York City.

topics: Aging, d.health Summit, events,
painting of bird on tree limb in water, with a fish in its toothed beak
Science & Technology
December 16, 2016 | 09:26 am

New prehistoric bird species discovered

A team of Rochester geologists has discovered a new species of bird in the Canadian Arctic. At approximately 90 million years old, the bird fossils are among the oldest avian records found in the northernmost latitude.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, environment, evolution, featured-post-side, John Tarduno, Natural Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
researchers sits in front of a large screen that contains the image for a human face, speaking
Science & Technology
December 12, 2016 | 01:35 pm

Hoque receives World Technology Award

Ehsan Hoque, assistant director for research outreach at the Goergen Institute for Data Science, has been recognized as a leading innovator along with other U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and other winners this year.

topics: awards, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,