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Kevin Righter in his office, with OSIRIS-REX memorabilia on the walls behind him.

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Rochester’s Kevin Righter kept NASA space rocks free from contamination

January 30, 2025

Precise curation was necessary to discover that the Bennu asteroid sample contains building blocks of life on Earth.

IFE-STAR illustration shows a map of the continental US with select areas highlighted with neon green dots or white dots and connected by lines to illustrate an interconnected ecosystem.

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Laboratory for Laser Energetics launches IFE-STAR ecosystem, workforce development initiatives

January 16, 2025

An inaugural annual conference and summer student programs will foster partnerships among academia, national labs, and the private sector.

Woman with large oversized glasses looks on and listens as two people nearby off-camera speak and gesticulate.

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How does the brain cut through noise to understand speech?

January 13, 2025

Rochester researchers investigate how visual cues enhance the brain’s ability to understand speech in noisy environments.

Two Neanderthals in a grassy field point off into the distance to illustrate the evolution of Neanderthal DNA.

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How Neanderthal DNA influenced human survival

December 16, 2024

New research provides an updated timeline of human-Neanderthal interactions, revealing patterns in the genetic legacy of this ancient exchange.

Student in a lab coat and safety gear pipes bacteria that will eventually form bioglass microlenses.

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Can sea sponge biology transform imaging technology?

December 13, 2024

Researchers draw inspiration from nature to create tiny, powerful microlenses for advanced image sensors.

A fruit fly from the genius Drosophila on a black background and reflective surface to illustrate research into the reorganization of centromeres.

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Centromeres could be ‘hotspots’ for evolutionary innovation

December 10, 2024

New research with fruit flies reveals that centromeres, which are responsible for proper cell division, can rapidly reorganize over short time scales.

Hands sculpting a clay brain to illustrate neural sculpting of brain activity patterns.

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Sculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel)

December 9, 2024

Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns.

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Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices

December 5, 2024

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender, and dialect.

Group of five students who work on synthetic biology projects in white lab coats sitting around a table filled with beakers and others scientific equipment.

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Undergraduate students use bacteria to create clean energy

December 3, 2024

The student-led team used synthetic biology to harness clean energy from bacteria while simultaneously capturing and storing carbon dioxide, taking home a gold medal in the process.

Two people sit across from a table using American Sign Language, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality to test a tabletop interactive play system for deaf and hard of hearing children.

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Zhen Bai: Using AI to advance child development and learning

November 14, 2024

Computer scientist Zhen Bai develops technology to help kids benefit from and learn about artificial intelligence.

Illustration of the CAD-LB method showing a green extracellular vesicle with pink proteins attached sitting on top of a gold nanomembrane.

Health & Medicine

New liquid biopsy method offers avenue to quick, affordable cancer diagnosis

October 28, 2024

The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture tiny packets of cellular material called extracellular vesicles.

GIF showing an example of deepfakes created with artificial intelligence featuring speaker Donald Trump alongside AI-generated positive and negative reactions from Joe Biden.

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Are video deepfakes powerful enough to influence political discourse?

October 22, 2024

An expert in AI video generation discusses the technology’s rapid advances—and its current limitations.