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Electric car charging.
Science & Technology
November 8, 2021 | 11:04 am

Can electric cars help strengthen electrical grids?

Chemical engineering doctoral candidate Heta Gandhi and her advisor, assistant professor Andrew White, have developed a new computer model showing ways to sell surplus energy from electric vehicles to local grids.

topics: Andrew White, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
Person in mask holds up a tube containing bright pink liquid.
Science & Technology
November 3, 2021 | 12:28 pm

Researchers develop novel 3D printing technique to engineer biofilms

University of Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer and her colleagues are studying how engineered biofilms closely mimic natural ones. Their research may aid in developing drugs to fight the negative effects of these microorganisms that adhere to surfaces.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Hand holds squeegee cleaning a window with blue sky in background to represent hydroxyl radical, the "detergent of the atmosphere."
Science & Technology
November 1, 2021 | 04:08 pm

Better models of atmospheric ‘detergent’ can help predict climate change

New research from Rochester scientist Lee Murray will aid in building more accurate computer models of the hydroxyl radical, an important ‘detergent of the atmosphere.’

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lee Murray, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
scientific illustration of a solid laser beam entering at one end, and rainbow spectrum waves coming out through the other.
Science & Technology
October 28, 2021 | 02:43 pm

Rochester researchers set ‘ultrabroadband’ record with entangled photons

Engineers have taken advantage of the quantum entanglement phenomenon to generate unprecedented bandwidth and brightness on chip-sized nanophotonic devices.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, nanotechnology, photonics, Qiang Lin, quantum science,
young woman standing in a chemistry lab
Science & Technology
October 22, 2021 | 01:56 pm

A big leap forward in using iron catalysts for pharmaceuticals

Researchers at Rochester and Maryland describe a novel cross-coupling reaction that could lead to a cheaper way to develop chemical compounds for pharmaceuticals.

topics: Class of 2023, Department of Chemistry, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Man adjusts a book in the foreground with man seated at computer in the background
Science & Technology
October 21, 2021 | 11:54 am

New imaging system captures text from barely open books

Rochester textual scientist Gregory Heyworth led the development of a digitization method for books with fragile binding.

topics: Department of English, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, digital humanities, Gregory Heyworth, humanities, Lazarus Project, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
box filled with rusty tools and other junk
Science & Technology
October 20, 2021 | 08:35 am

Is ‘junk DNA’ a key to killing cancer cells?

Rochester biologists show how a selfish genetic element called retrotransposons that can cause tumors may also trigger the death of cancer cells.

topics: Andrei Seluanov, cancer, Department of Biology, featured-post, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
Person in a lab coat with their back facing the camera in a brightly lit chemistry lab.
Science & Technology
October 7, 2021 | 12:54 pm

‘High risk’ project uses quantum science to unlock new chemical reactions

Rochester scientists have secured national funding for a multi-institutional research effort that could alter the basic rules of chemistry.

topics: Department of Chemistry, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Nick Vamivakas, quantum science, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, Todd Krauss, William Jones,
Michael Giacomelli stands beside a screen
Science & Technology
September 20, 2021 | 12:12 pm

Meet one of Popular Science magazine’s ‘Brilliant 10’

Rochester biomedical engineer Michael Giacomelli is pursuing a quicker way to detect skin cancer.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Wilmot Cancer Institute,