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bust of Frederick Douglass
Science & Technology
June 27, 2018 | 12:24 pm

‘I am content to be made known through this specimen of your art to all who may come after me’

In a letter recently acquired by River Campus Libraries, abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass expresses his pleasure with a bust that can now be reproduced by anyone with a 3D printer.

topics: Department of English, featured-post, Frederick Douglass, Gregory Heyworth, Lazarus Project, River Campus Libraries, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of a laser pulse on glass-like beads
Science & Technology
June 20, 2018 | 03:38 pm

Laser bursts generate electricity faster than any other method

A University researcher who predicted that laser pulses could generate ultrafast electrical currents in theory now believes he can explain exactly how and why actual experiments to create these currents have succeeded.

topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ignacio Franco, Materials Science Program, nanotechnology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
detail from the cover of official US patents, with ornate design that says PATENT
Science & Technology
June 20, 2018 | 01:01 pm

US patent office issues its 10 millionth patent to Rochester alumnus

Joseph Marron ’86, an alumnus of the Institute of Optics, has more than 20 patents to his credit. But his latest, for a new way to obtain real-time readings from large laser radars, has special significance.

topics: alumni, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics,
illustration of twisted light
Science & Technology
June 14, 2018 | 03:04 pm

Tackling the 12 ‘Herculean tasks’ of quantum optics

Optical physics and quantum optics will have a profound effect on our daily lives in the decades to come, and two Rochester faculty are among the authors of a new survey of the biggest scientific challenges and questions in the field.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, quantum science, Robert Boyd, Thomas Brown,
illustration of the head statues on Easter Island
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018 | 11:27 am

Alien apocalypse: Can any civilization make it through climate change?

Does the universe contain planets with truly sustainable civilizations? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers? Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model to illustrate how a technologically advanced population and its planet might develop together, putting climate change in a cosmic context.

topics: Adam Frank, climate change, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, planets, research finding,
Emil Wolf standing in front of a sign marking hig 50th anniversary as a Rochester faculty member
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018 | 10:36 am

Emil Wolf, pioneer of optical physics, remembered

Wolf served on the Rochester faculty for more than 50 years and was a leading expert in coherence and polarization of optical fields. His Principles of Optics is the most cited textbook in physics.

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, obituaries,
six people making six different facial expressions: rolling their eyes, smiling while showing their teeth, smiling without showing their teeth, not smiling at all.
Science & Technology
May 22, 2018 | 11:17 am

Using data science to tell which of these people is lying

University researchers are using data science to analyze more than 1 million facial expressions to more accurately detect deception based on a smile.

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,
photo of student wearing a AR/VR headset
Science & Technology
May 9, 2018 | 12:39 pm

Hands-on AR/VR lab slated for Carlson Library

A new hands-on learning and research lab envisioned for the Carlson Science and Engineering Library will give students and faculty a place to explore augmented and virtual reality—regardless of their level of expertise.

topics: augmented reality, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, River Campus Libraries, virtual reality,
hand holds a glowing vial on top of a small black box
Science & Technology
May 9, 2018 | 10:20 am

Making diabetes screening portable for the people of Micronesia

For their senior design project, a team of biomedical engineering students are working to bring screening and treatment to a remote region suffering from endemic diabetes.

topics: Class of 2018, Department of Biomedical Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Medical Center, Timothy Dye,