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pitcher throwing a baseball
Science & Technology
June 22, 2015 | 11:57 am

How understanding GPS can help you hit a curveball

Our brains track moving objects by applying one of the algorithms your phone’s GPS uses, according to researchers at the University of Rochester. This same algorithm also explains why we are fooled by several motion-related optical illusions, including the sudden “break” of baseball’s well known “curveball illusion.”

topics: David Knill, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
fingers twisting a slim, flexible biosensor sticker
Science & Technology
May 28, 2015 | 04:25 pm

MC10 partners with University to advance patient-centered research

Massachusetts company MC10 will join forces with the University to test its BioStamp wearable biometric technology in various clinical settings, and to work to translate patient healthcare data into new treatments and predictive health analytics.

topics: announcements, big data, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence,
map graphic showing the locations of Falling Walls Labs around the world
Science & Technology
May 15, 2015 | 11:43 am

Falling Walls Lab: Young researchers present ideas that remove barriers to progress in science, society

Thirty-three scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs will have three minutes each to present their innovative idea in a rapid-fire competition to win a spot at the prestigious Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin.

topics: events, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of a single photon in a single layer
Science & Technology
May 4, 2015 | 11:22 am

Defects in atomically thin semiconductor emit single photons

Until now, optically active quantum dots have not been observed in materials consisting of a single layer of atom, also known as 2D materials. Rochester researchers have shown how the 2D material tungsten diselenide can be fashioned into an atomically thin semiconductor that serves as a platform for solid-state quantum dots.

topics: Chitraleema Chakraborty, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Nick Vamivakas, photonics, research finding, URnano,
photo of cell, glowing with tendrils emanating from it
Science & Technology
May 1, 2015 | 09:16 am

Rochester team receives National Eye Institute grant for restoring vision through retinal regeneration

The imaging system being developed at Rochester builds on work pioneered by David Williams, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on human vision. Williams pioneered the use of adaptive optics technologies for vision applications.

topics: Center for Visual Science, David Williams, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, vision,
Microplasma created by focusing a laser emits visible light and terahertz radiation.
Science & Technology
April 24, 2015 | 01:49 pm

Generating broadband terahertz radiation from a microplasma in air

Researchers in the Institute of Optics have shown that a microplasma created by focusing intense laser pulses in air emits not only visible light, but also electromagnetic pulses at terahertz frequencies that can be used to detect complex molecules, such as explosives and drugs.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, lasers, radiation, research finding,
images of galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Featured
April 24, 2015 | 11:06 am

25 years later: Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope

Twenty-five years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched. The images it has been sending back to Earth for all these years have become iconic, and yet it came very close to being a billion dollar failure. One of the heroes who rescued Hubble from ruin and made it a great science success story is Rochester optics professor Duncan Moore.

topics: Adam Frank, anniversary, Duncan Moore, Institute of Optics, space,
Rob Clark, Louise Slaughter and Robert McCrory at a press conference
Science & Technology
April 23, 2015 | 03:32 pm

Energy and Water bill includes $68 million for Laboratory for Laser Energetics

The FY 2016 House Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee this week includes $68 million for the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the same level as FY15, but $7.5 million above President Barack Obama’s request.

topics: government, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research funding,
Michael Neidig
Science & Technology
April 14, 2015 | 11:54 am

Chemist Michael Neidig awarded Sloan Fellowship

Michael Neidig, an assistant professor of chemistry, has been recognized as a “rising star” by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Neidig is one of 126 U.S. and Canadian researchers selected as recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships for 2015.

topics: awards, Department of Chemistry, fellowships, Michael Neidig, Sloan Research Fellowships,