Science & Technology Tiny chip provides a big boost in precision optics November 12, 2021 Researchers at the Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into a photonic device.
Science & Technology Can electric cars help strengthen electrical grids? November 8, 2021 Chemical engineering doctoral candidate Heta Gandhi and her advisor, assistant professor Andrew White, have developed a new computer model showing ways to sell surplus energy from electric vehicles to local grids.
Science & Technology Rochester researchers set ‘ultrabroadband’ record with entangled photons October 28, 2021 Engineers have taken advantage of the quantum entanglement phenomenon to generate unprecedented bandwidth and brightness on chip-sized nanophotonic devices.
Science & Technology ‘High risk’ project uses quantum science to unlock new chemical reactions October 7, 2021 Rochester scientists have secured national funding for a multi-institutional research effort that could alter the basic rules of chemistry.
Science & Technology Meet one of Popular Science magazine’s ‘Brilliant 10’ September 20, 2021 Rochester biomedical engineer Michael Giacomelli is pursuing a quicker way to detect skin cancer.
Health & Medicine Smaller is better for detecting biomarkers of trauma and cancer September 15, 2021 Detecting tiny biomarkers circulating in our bodies is problematic and costly. Researchers are developing a cost-effective detection device using nanotechnology.
University News Three professors to receive Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching September 13, 2021 Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored at an on-campus ceremony in October.
Science & Technology New tool cuts guesswork about ‘eddy killing’ in oceans August 19, 2021 Using satellite imagery, University of Rochester scientists have provided the first direct measure of how eddy killing affects Earth’s oceans.
Science & Technology Pulsed lasers in liquids speed up the hunt for effective catalysts July 30, 2021 In the most comprehensive, up-to-date survey of a technology that was first developed in 1987, Rochester researchers have documented the advantages of using the pulsed-laser-in-liquids technique over traditional wet laboratory methods.
Science & Technology Rochester researchers join national initiative to advance quantum science July 30, 2021 Rochester researchers led by Todd Krauss, a professor of chemistry, are joining a major US Department of Energy-funded initiative to advance quantum science and technology.