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Interior of an ultra-high vacuum chamber of a scanning tunneling microscope.

Science & Technology

New molecule could pave the way for more efficient computers

A team of scientists has developed the “world’s most electrically conductive organic molecule.”

University of Rochester graduate student smiles while manipulating the apparatus in an optics lab.

Science & Technology

Twisting atomically thin materials could advance quantum computers

Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties.

John Nichol standin behind a dilution refrigerator, used to study quantum systems, including nuclear-spin dark states.

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Scientists directly prove the existence of a nuclear-spin dark state

February 12, 2025

Confirmation of this elusive state in quantum systems could lead to more efficient quantum devices.

Triptych featuring black-and-white photos of Ehsan Hoque, Petros Tzeferacos, and William Renninger, the University of Rochester's recipients of the 2025 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

University News

Three Rochester faculty members receive nation’s highest honor for early-career investigators

January 16, 2025

Ehsan Hoque, William Renninger, and Petros Tzeferacos have been named Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipients.

GIF showing black and red swirling data visualized on the left and blue, green, and yellow visualized data on the right with "AI" in text in the middle.

Science & Technology

How artificial intelligence is powering the fusion revolution

October 16, 2024

At the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester scientists harness AI to bring fusion research into sharper focus.

A person in a cleanroom suit walks past the LUX-ZEPLIN central detector, used to detect weakly interacting massive particles, known as WIMPs.

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New record set in the search for dark matter—with a major assist from Rochester scientists

August 26, 2024

Researchers collaborating on the world’s most sensitive dark matter detector credit Rochester’s contributions in detecting weakly interacting massive particles.

JJ Ruby leaning against a metal shelf and holding a baseball.

Beyond Moneyball: Alumnus supports the Houston Astros using physics and engineering

JJ Ruby ’21 (PhD) is helping the Major League Baseball team gain an edge through experimental physics and computational statistics.

Photo illustration depicting a rocky Earth-like landscape with the orange-pink light of a setting sun reflecting off a large moon likely formed with the limited role of streaming instability.

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In the hunt for a second Earth, look to small planets

The recommendation is based on new research from Rochester scientists about the role of streaming instability in forming moons and planets.

The inside of the CMS detector at CERN, showing a large central beam pipe surrounded by a silver cylinder of detectors.

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Rochester physicists find ‘spooky action at a distance’ at CERN

The researchers have confirmed that quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles.

Two researchers wearing protective eyewear manipulate the equipment in an optics lab to produce surface acoustic waves.

Science & Technology

New surface acoustic wave techniques could lead to surfing a quantum internet

Researchers have developed new methods to couple light to sound waves that glide on surfaces.