Posts categorized Science & Technology

Researchers find that blinking plays a pivotal role in processing visual information—adding to a growing body of evidence revising our conventional views of vision.

Rochester researchers harnessed adaptive optics to gain insight into the complex workings of the retina and its role in processing color.

Rochester researchers involved with CERN make groundbreaking measurements of the electroweak mixing angle, strengthening an understanding of particle physics.

Scientists have analyzed the first batch of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s quest to map the universe and unravel the mysteries of dark energy.

An optics professor explains how eclipse glasses protect your eyes from the sun’s light during an eclipse.

Rochester researchers are developing multimodal, non-invasive ways to study the brain’s physiology and reduce neurological issues associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy.

The funding enables LLE’s national security efforts in inertial confinement fusion, high-energy-density physics research, and laser technology development.

The funding supports the acquisition of a state-of-the-art transmission electron microscope to accelerate research in quantum information science.

Observations made by William Harkness during the 1869 total eclipse led to a pivotal discovery about the sun’s corona.

A novel approach using laser-made nanomaterials made from nonprecious metals could lay the foundation for globally scalable remediation techniques.