
Laser bursts drive fastest-ever logic gates
By clarifying the role of “real” and “virtual” charge carriers in laser-induced currents, researchers at Rochester and Erlangen have taken a decisive step toward creating ultrafast computers.

How can we be sure machine learning is accurate?
Rochester researchers have developed a new “counterfactual” method to verify predictions of drug safety.

A ‘cautionary tale’ about location tracking
A new study out of the University of Rochester shows that data collected from your acquaintances and even strangers can predict your location.

Researchers continue to confront major hurdles in quantum computing
With new insights on the problem of noise in quantum computing, Rochester researchers make major strides in improving the transfer of information in quantum systems.

WATCH: Vinegar eels ‘do the wave’
This never-before-seen style of collective motion isn’t the only finding that surprised Rochester researchers about the organisms.

‘Beyond blue lights’: Navigating trauma and triggers on college campuses
A Rochester expert sheds light on the underrecognized challenges faced by college students recovering from trauma, and answers questions on the real meaning of trigger warnings.

Rochester researchers seek ‘direct hit’ on leukemic stem cells
An internal funding program, plus the close proximity of the University’s engineering and medical facilities, promotes progress in a potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.

Will hearing aids ever be as effective as corrective eyewear?
Despite recent advances in hearing aid technology, users frequently complain that the devices tend to amplify all the sounds around them. Rochester researcher Jong-Noon Nam believes a key part of the answer to this problem lies inside the cochlea of the inner ear.

Can a planet have a mind of its own?
Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor of Physics and Astronomy, asks, if a planet with life has a life of its own, can it also have a mind of its own?

Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable
In the search for Earth-like planets, University of Rochester scientist Miki Nakajima turns to computer simulations of moon formations.