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Five unsinkable metal tubes bound together and seen from above floating in water with bubbles nearby and an overall blue cast.

Science & Technology

Scientists engineer unsinkable metal tubes

January 27, 2026

The superhydrophobic design could lead to resilient ships, floating platforms, and renewable energy innovations.

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University News

URochester faculty appointed to named professorships

January 26, 2026

Named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of URochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

Illustration of a light-matter state called a polariton.

Science & Technology

URochester awarded Keck Foundation funding to tackle chemistry grand challenge

January 23, 2026

The cutting-edge project aims to harness quantum light to unlock new chemical processes.

Students test AR/VR smart glasses in a classroom, with one gesturing while others watch and discuss the experience.

Science & Technology

Student-created AR/VR tools help everywhere from the classroom to the operating room

December 18, 2025

Transdisciplinary class empowers emerging technologists to develop AR/VR solutions using AI and the latest hardware from Meta and Snap Inc.

Health & Medicine

Can lost vision be restored?

December 8, 2025

URochester researchers are at the forefront of improving eyesight while discovering how our visual system works.

Science & Technology

Barry Silverstein ’84 to help lead the future of AR/VR at URochester

November 19, 2025

The former senior director and chief technology officer of optics and display in Meta’s Reality Labs will direct the Center for Extended Reality.

URochester student wears augmented reality glasses and gestures in the air.

Science & Technology

Metasurfaces show promise in boosting AR image clarity and brightness

November 11, 2025

New design could make augmented reality glasses more power-efficient and practical for everyday wear.

person in protective gear works inside a high-tech laser research facility with glowing panels and precision equipment.

Science & Technology

University-led STELLAR project named a finalist in national ‘innovation engines’ competition

September 18, 2025

The National Science Foundation recognizes the Rochester/Finger Lakes region as a potential hub for laser science and development.

two students make adjustments to two yellow panels on the ground.

Campus & Community

URochester engineers serve the community through design capstone projects

August 21, 2025

Rochester seniors and master’s students provide businesses and nonprofits solutions to real-world problems.

Chunlei Guo hovering over a simulator to test sunlight absorption of a solar thermoelectric generator device he holds.

Science & Technology

Black metal could give a heavy boost to solar power generation

August 12, 2025

Researchers improved solar power technology by engineering a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art devices.