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How does radiation travel through dense plasma?
November 17, 2022
First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.
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Rochester students develop award-winning devices to ‘save syrup’
November 16, 2022
A team of Rochester undergraduates was recognized in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition for developing solutions to problems in the maple syrup industry.
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Birds of a feather flock together?
November 15, 2022
Maria Castaño, a third-year PhD student in biology, studies populations of birds to understand the processes that lead to the creation of new species.
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A laser that could ‘reshape the landscape of integrated photonics’
October 21, 2022
Rochester researchers see applications in LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), atomic physics, and augmented and virtual reality.
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Ancient ocean methane not an immediate climate change threat
October 18, 2022
New research shows reservoirs of ocean methane in mid-latitude regions will not be released to the atmosphere under warming conditions.
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Seed funding reflects how data science, AR/VR transform research at Rochester
October 17, 2022
The University’s Goergen Institute for Data Science supports collaborative projects across all disciplines.
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Bioplastics made of bacteria can reduce plastic waste in oceans
October 6, 2022
A team of scientists, including biology professor Anne S. Meyer, is developing plastic materials that degrade in oceans.
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Novel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results
September 27, 2022
The new imaging system developed by Michael Giacomelli, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and of optics, uses two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM).
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Paper wasp parasites turn hosts into long-lived ‘zombies’
September 23, 2022
University of Rochester undergraduate students and their biology professor study what paper wasps—and the parasites that manipulate them—can tell us about evolution, aging, and group living.
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Asteroid that formed Vredefort crater bigger than previously thought
September 22, 2022
Researchers have provided a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth’s largest crater two billion years ago.
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How do magnetic fields affect star formation and high-energy-density lab experiments?
September 19, 2022
Rochester researchers hope to explain how the fields occur in plasma instabilities
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Rochester researchers go ‘outside the box’ to delineate major ocean currents
September 15, 2022
For the first time, University researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers.