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Senior man, wearing glasses and looking up, suffering from macular degeneration
Science & Technology
March 29, 2021 | 11:12 am

First-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients

Rochester researchers’ breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.

topics: Center for Visual Science, Danielle Benoit, Department of Biomedical Engineering, featured-post-side, Flaum Eye Institute, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, Medical Center,
Close-up of an array of small, square, yellow targets.
Science & Technology
March 25, 2021 | 09:30 am

Laser-driven experiments provide insights into the formation of the universe

Researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics have captured for the first time in a laboratory setting the process thought to be responsible for generating and sustaining astrophysical magnetic fields.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Petros Tzeferacos, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
cross-section image of an organoid
Science & Technology
February 22, 2021 | 10:23 am

Rochester to advance research in biological imaging through new grant

A multidisciplinary collaboration will create a new light-sheet microscope on campus, allowing 3D imaging of complex cellular structures.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, grant, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James McGrath, Michael Welte, research funding, Richard Waugh, School of Arts and Sciences,
A pencil sits in front of four colored glass plates.
Science & Technology
February 4, 2021 | 11:38 am

An optical coating like no other

Researchers in the Institute of Optics have developed a new class of optical coatings, Fano Resonance Optical Coatings, that can both reflect and transmit the same wavelength simultaneously.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding,
Orange and green planet suspended against black background.
Science & Technology
January 27, 2021 | 11:55 am

New research on carbon cracks open secrets deep inside exoplanets

Measuring carbon at the highest pressures ever achieved in a laboratory, researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics report first model of the carbon structures that may make up planets outside the solar system.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Destin Froula
Science & Technology
January 14, 2021 | 04:08 pm

Laser Lab scientist honored for fusion and plasma research

Dustin Froula received the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of the most respected awards given by the US Department of Energy, for his research.

topics: awards, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dustin Froula, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, School of Arts and Sciences,
Example of an optical chip sensor.
Science & Technology
January 6, 2021 | 10:41 am

Chip on a card would detect COVID-19 antibodies in a minute

Researchers in Rochester are developing a “completely new diagnostic platform” that could prove to be a valuable clinical tool for detecting exposure to multiple viruses from a single drop of blood.

topics: Benjamin Miller, COVID-19, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Dermatology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, research funding,