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abstract image of heart monitor and computer data
Science & Technology
October 7, 2016 | 08:48 am

‘Unconference’ stirs the pot of health care data

This November, RocHD3: Rochester Healthcare Deep Data Dive will give both students and professionals the opportunity to discuss the structure, uses, and issues in health care data analysis in an ‘unconference’ format.

topics: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, events, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence,
shovel in sand
Science & Technology
September 29, 2016 | 04:01 pm

‘No more magic’ in predicting how objects move through sand, other terrain

Rochester engineers have developed a simple theoretical model to calculate the force needed to move a rover across the ocean floor or through the granular terrain of other planets, for example, without having to run experiments to test those materials.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research finding,
map of United States showing numbered regions labelled NSF I-Corps Nodes
Science & Technology
September 27, 2016 | 03:00 pm

NSF grant to fund entrepreneurial growth, innovation

An award of $4.2 million from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program will create a regional hub for research-driven commercialization and leverage the national network of I-Corps Nodes.

topics: Duncan Moore, grant, National Science Foundation,
man with large computer
Science & Technology
September 21, 2016 | 03:01 pm

Turing Award winner addresses conference on parallel computing

When Leslie Valiant delivered his 2011 Turing lecture, “it was one of the most scientifically inspiring speeches I have seen,” says Chen Ding, computer science professor and co-organizer of the 29th International Workshop on Languages and Compilers of Parallel Computing.

topics: Department of Computer Science, events, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
scientist in lab
Science & Technology
September 15, 2016 | 04:41 pm

Building a better battery, large and small

If chemical engineering professor Wyatt Tenhaeff and his students succeed, their work will help create the next generation of batteries so slim they can fit inside clothing, and so large they can power a car without risk of fire.

topics: Department of Chemical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research funding, URnano,
kinase protein
Science & Technology
September 8, 2016 | 05:04 pm

Protein found that initiates DNA repair

Researchers who specialize in the study of aging have identified a protein that may serve as a first responder, activating a “longevity gene” known as sirtuin 6 and setting in motion a cascade of molecular first responders to repair damaged DNA.

topics: Aging, Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, genetics, Natural Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
Science & Technology
September 8, 2016 | 03:58 pm

KL2 award helps researcher pave his career path

David Auerbach’s research is teasing out what links may exist between long QT syndrome—a classically studied genetic cardiac disease that causes arrhythmias—and epilepsy.

topics: Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Department of Medicine,
An image of the quantum enigma machine.
Science & Technology
September 6, 2016 | 03:16 pm

Enigma Machine takes a quantum leap

Researchers have developed a “quantum enigma machine” to improve on data encryption. The device manipulates photons to create an unbreakable encrypted message with a key that’s far shorter than the message—the first time that has ever been done.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Natural Sciences, quantum science, School of Arts and Sciences,
bank of lighted laser amplifiers
Science & Technology
September 6, 2016 | 02:55 pm

A first for direct-drive fusion

Experiments have created the conditions capable of producing a fusion yield that’s five times higher than the current record laser-fusion energy yield. The new work represents an important advance in a long-standing national research initiative to develop fusion as an energy source.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, energy, Michael Campbell, Natural Sciences, nuclear fusion, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences,
two researchers look at computer screen in lab
Science & Technology
September 1, 2016 | 12:45 pm

Research, industry join forces to develop new ultrasound technologies

Headquartered in Rochester, Carestream is now collaborating with engineering and medical researchers across the University on several new technologies aimed at diagnosing tendon damage and aortic blockages.

topics: Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,