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AI helps show how the brain’s fluids flow
June 13, 2023
A new, AI-based technique for measuring fluid flow in the brain could lead to treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
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Laboratory for Laser Energetics joins team to develop commercial fusion energy
June 2, 2023
A Department of Energy program partners private companies with national laboratories and universities to design the first commercial fusion power plant.
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Rochester named an REU site for undergraduate semiconductor research
May 16, 2023
The National Science Foundation has named Rochester as one of six new grant-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites.
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Unlocking the power of photosynthesis for clean energy production
April 27, 2023
A new grant will allow Rochester researchers to leverage bacteria and nanomaterials to mimic photosynthesis and produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel.
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Better breast cancer diagnosis through machine-learning ultrasound
April 19, 2023
Early results in a study by faculty at the Medical Center and the Hajim School show 98 percent accuracy in predicting malignant tissue.
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Was plate tectonics occurring when life first formed on Earth?
March 30, 2023
Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.
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Small, involuntary eye movements help us see a stable world
February 23, 2023
"Fixational" eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.
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Tapered optical fiber addresses challenge posed by Brillouin scattering
February 17, 2023
Rochester researchers achieve strong optical-acoustic interactions with long-lived acoustic waves.
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Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient
February 16, 2023
By harnessing the power of metals, Rochester researchers are making the material an ever more viable replacement for silicon in solar cells and detectors.
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A simpler, single-minded computer to solve complex problems
February 10, 2023
Rochester engineers develop novel Ising machines with federal research and development funding support from DARPA.
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New models shed light on life’s origin
February 9, 2023
Dustin Trail used experiments and zircon chemistry to build more accurate computer models of fluids that act as pathways from inner Earth to Earth’s surface.
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New method to control electron spin paves the way for efficient quantum computers
January 27, 2023
The method, developed by researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.