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Using nanodiamonds as sensors just got easier
January 25, 2022
Rochester researchers have found a new and improved way to extract temperature from the light emitted by a diamond defect.
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Rochester scientists reveal the limits of machine learning for hydrogen models
December 15, 2021
Research from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics paves the way for more accurate computer models, which are needed to understand the interior of planets and the physical properties of nuclear fusion.
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A cure for blindness? A next-generation solar concentrator?
December 7, 2021
Two new Rochester fellows of the National Academy of Inventors take aim at transformative discoveries in the world of optics.
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Andrew Berger honored for novel ways to monitor biological cells and tissues
December 2, 2021
The Rochester optics professor has been elected a fellow of Optica, the international society for optics and photonics.
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Rochester students’ award-winning device instantly detects sepsis via sweat
December 1, 2021
Rochester undergraduates have developed a fast, noninvasive, affordable, and eco-friendly way to diagnose the life-threatening medical complication.
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Joseph Eberly honored as a ‘true visionary’ in optics
November 23, 2021
Joseph Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and a professor of optics, is recognized for pioneering contributions to quantum optics theory.
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Rochester mathematician wins prestigious Veblen Prize
November 22, 2021
Fayerweather Professor of Mathematic Doug Ravenel wins the prize from the American Mathematical Society for solving a geometry problem that has puzzled mathematicians for 50 years.
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Brief period of ‘blindness’ is essential for vision
November 19, 2021
Rochester vision scientists uncover new information about the role of tiny “fixational” eye movements in enabling us to see clearly.
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New imaging technology could buy time for pancreatic cancer patients
November 18, 2021
Tumor shrinkage is one sign of cancer treatment’s efficacy—but Rochester scientists are exploring elasticity and permeability as well.
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Software uses selfies to detect early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
November 15, 2021
Rochester computer scientist Ehsan Hoque and his colleagues have harnessed machine learning to accurately identify signs of the neurological disease by analyzing facial muscles.
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Tiny chip provides a big boost in precision optics
November 12, 2021
Researchers at the Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into a photonic device.
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More evidence of an evolutionary ‘arms race’ between genes and selfish genetic elements
November 11, 2021
Christina Muirhead, a computational biologist and population geneticist in the lab of Daven Presgraves, further proves genes develop weapons to combat ‘parasites’ that litter the human genome.