Campus & Community Student Innovators are Finalists for International da Vinci Award April 4, 2013 With the MonoMano system, a rider can steer, brake, and shift gears on a recumbent tricycle with one hand.
Science & Technology EVENT: University Showcase Highlights Emerging Technologies March 22, 2013 The half-day event is filled with poster presentations by university researchers showcasing their research, and industry and government representatives outlining their needs and resources.
Science & Technology EVENT: Symposium to Address 21st Century Energy Issues March 12, 2013 The symposium is sponsored by the Energy Research Initiative (ERI), founded in 2008 to coordinate energy-related research and educational activities at the University.
Science & Technology Exploiting Subtleties in the Uncertainty Principle March 3, 2013 Researchers at the University of Rochester and the University of Ottawa have applied a recently developed technique to directly measure for the first time the polarization states of light.
Science & Technology Superbugs May Have a Soft Spot February 28, 2013 Researchers have identified a weakness in at least one antibiotic-resistant superbug that scientists may be able to medically exploit.
Science & Technology Tweets Predict Lifestyle Influence on Health February 8, 2013 At the heart of their work is how they are training an algorithm to distinguish between tweets that suggest the person tweeting is sick and those that don't.
Science & Technology American Physical Society Honors Chemist January 17, 2013 Todd Krauss is being recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of nanoscience, especially the photophysics of nanoscale semiconductors.
Science & Technology Chemistry Professor Recognized January 17, 2013 The New York Section of the American Chemical Society has named Eisenberg the winner of its 2013 William H. Nichols Medal Award.
Science & Technology Optical Scientist and Educator M. Parker Givens Dies at 96 January 15, 2013 Although Givens "officially" retired in 1981 at the mandatory age of 65 (at that time a federal law), he continued to teach for another 22 years, and was primarily responsible for the senior laboratory course.
Science & Technology Your Brain on Big Bird January 3, 2013 Using brain scans of children and adults watching Sesame Street, cognitive scientists are learning how children's brains change as they develop intellectual abilities like reading and math.
Science & Technology Electronic Imaging Researcher Recognized December 27, 2012 Sharma is being recognized for contributions to electronic imaging and media security. His work has had a lasting impact in both the academic community and in industry, and he holds over 50 US patents.
Science & Technology Smartphones: the New Mood Ring? December 4, 2012 If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood. Rochester engineers are developing a new computer program that gauges human feelings through speech, with substantially greater accuracy than existing approaches.