Science & Technology

How do spherical stars evolve to produce highly aspherical planetary nebulae? A Rochester professor and his undergraduate student have a new theory as to why.

Yifan Kong worked on her experiment at the University's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE).

How do you measure a 27-dimensional quantum state, when the act of measuring can lead to its collapse? (photo by Flickr user Martin Cathrae)

Sina Ghaemmaghami has been recognized for "exemplifying the role" of teacher-scholar.

"Here at the University, the naked mole rat seems like it has been the Vertebrate of the Year for several years," said President Seligman.

The University and George Eastman House is jointly offering a new master's degree in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management (PPCM).

Researchers will outline current work and cutting-edge applications in virtual archaeology and the digital humanities.

Alice Quillen, professor of astronomy, and collaborators have created a mathematical model of what might be happening at the center of the Milky Way.

Professor Govind Agrawal, a world leader in optical communications, is the first recipient of the Dr. James C. Wyant Professorship in Optics.

The study tested the effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy, a short-term depression treatment that has worked with more advantaged populations. The comparison was clear: home-based, interpersonal psychotherapy lifted depression much more effectively than standard care.

The eerie ability to see our hand in the dark suggests that the brain combines information from different senses to create perceptions.

A mile underground in the Black Hills of South Dakota, a new experiment named LUX has proven itself the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world.