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Solomon Abiola
Science & Technology
May 19, 2016 | 03:31 pm

Falling Walls winner heads to Berlin

Solomon Abiola believes it is well within our reach to predict the spread of infectious diseases like Zika and Ebola with the same accuracy we predict hurricanes. And this fall, he will have a chance to make his case on an international stage.

topics: awards, data science, Department of Computer Science, Falling Walls, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Translational Biomedical Sciences,
graphic illustration of light reflecting off blocks
Science & Technology
May 19, 2016 | 10:30 am

A digital ‘Rochester Cloak’ to fit all sizes

Using the same mathematical framework as the Rochester Cloak, researchers have been able to use flat screen displays to extend the range of angles that can be hidden from view. Their method lays out how cloaks of arbitrary shapes, that work from multiple viewpoints, may be practically realized in the near future using commercially available digital devices.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Institute of Optics, John Howell, Joseph Choi, research finding,
Science & Technology
May 6, 2016 | 02:44 pm

Tech helps teens battle asthma

A teenager with asthma could be coughing, wheezing, and feeling short of breath, but be too engrossed in texting with friends to even notice. Working with colleagues in computer science and engineering, School of Nursing professor Hyekyun Rhee uses this potential problem as a solution.

topics: asthma, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, James Allen, Mark Bocko, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing, teenagers,
hand holding piece of clear indium tin oxide
Science & Technology
April 28, 2016 | 02:01 pm

Researchers demonstrate record optical nonlinearity

A team led by Robert Boyd has demonstrated that the transparent, electrical conductor indium tin oxide can result in up to 100 times greater nonlinearity than other known materials, a potential ‘game changer’ for photonics applications.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, photonics, research finding, Robert Boyd, School of Arts and Sciences,
trade castle at Elmina, Ghana
Science & Technology
March 28, 2016 | 04:19 pm

The challenges of preserving historic structures

Researchers from the U.S., Singapore, Ghana and Italy will give talks at “Analysis and Conservation of Cultural Heritage Monuments: Challenges and Approaches Across Disciplines.”

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, engineering, events, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio,
Dan Weix
Science & Technology
March 28, 2016 | 05:00 am

Q&A: New ways to make molecules

Daniel Weix specializes in developing better ways of creating molecules with the goal of speeding up the discovery of useful compounds, including pharmaceuticals.

topics: Dan Weix, Department of Chemistry, Natural Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
stars
Science & Technology
March 22, 2016 | 08:47 pm

A new way to determine the age of stars?

Rochester researchers have developed a new conceptual framework for understanding how stars similar to our Sun evolve. Their framework helps explain how the rotation of stars, their emission of x-rays, and the intensity of their stellar winds vary with time. According to Eric Blackman, professor of physics and astronomy, the work could also “ultimately help to determine the age of stars more precisely than is currently possible.”

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Eric Blackman, Natural Sciences, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, stars,
David Goldfarb
Science & Technology
March 16, 2016 | 03:27 pm

Q&A: Biologist earns raves for work with yeast

LISTEN: David Goldfarb, professor of biology, researches yeast as a model organism for understanding the aging process in humans. Why does this essential ingredient in bread and beer make a good research specimen?

topics: David Goldfarb, Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences,
image of a baby with a tootbrush features the words A BABY EATING A PIECE OF PAPER?
Science & Technology
March 15, 2016 | 10:59 am

Paying attention to words, not just images, leads to better captions

A team of University and Adobe researchers is outperforming other approaches to creating computer-generated image captions in an international competition. The key to their winning approach? Thinking about words – what they mean and how they fit in a sentence structure – just as much as thinking about the image itself.

topics: data science, Department of Computer Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo,
observatory and a starry night sky
Science & Technology
March 4, 2016 | 03:03 pm

Rochester scientist discovers new comet

David Cameron, a visiting scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has discovered a new comet – the first to be discovered by an astronomer associated with the University or with the Rochester area in over a century, his colleagues believe.

topics: comets, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Eric Mamajek, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,