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illustration of the optical fiber Kerr resonator with rainbow pattern in foreground.
Science & Technology
June 16, 2021 | 05:21 pm

Novel chirped pulses defy ‘conventional wisdom’

Rochester researchers have advanced a groundbreaking technique first pioneered at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. As a result, they’ve produced chirped pulses in a way that works even with relatively low-quality, inexpensive equipment.

topics: Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding, William Renninger,
Saturn
Science & Technology
June 1, 2021 | 11:05 am

Rochester laser experiments demonstrate ‘helium rain’ likely falls in the solar system

An international research team including University of Rochester scientists has validated a nearly 40-year-old prediction that helium rain is possible inside planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, high-energy-density physics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, research finding,
An assistant paints part of a mural by artist Dragon76 that reads "Stop Asian Hate" in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Society & Culture
May 19, 2021 | 10:11 am

To drill down on anti-Asian hate crimes, Rochester researchers harness social media

Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Computer Science, Department of Political Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
artists conception shows a close-up of a face wearing glasses with a square grid of different colored rays being projected onto the inside of one of the glasses's lenses.
Science & Technology
April 30, 2021 | 04:16 pm

A new way to make AR/VR glasses look more like regular glasses

Rochester researchers are combining freeform optics and a metasurface to avoid ‘bug eyes’ in AR/VR glasses and headsets.

topics: augmented reality, Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, virtual reality,
a blue-gloved hand holds a tiny circle of white material with a tiny green t-shirt printed on it.
Science & Technology
April 29, 2021 | 11:19 am

Will your future clothes be made of algae?

For the first time, Rochester researchers have used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into living, photosynthetic materials that are tough and resilient.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Close-up of an array of small, square, yellow targets.
Science & Technology
March 25, 2021 | 09:30 am

Laser-driven experiments provide insights into the formation of the universe

Researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics have captured for the first time in a laboratory setting the process thought to be responsible for generating and sustaining astrophysical magnetic fields.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Petros Tzeferacos, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
A pencil sits in front of four colored glass plates.
Science & Technology
February 4, 2021 | 11:38 am

An optical coating like no other

Researchers in the Institute of Optics have developed a new class of optical coatings, Fano Resonance Optical Coatings, that can both reflect and transmit the same wavelength simultaneously.

topics: featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding,
Black child in pink dress looks out a brightly lit window.
Society & Culture
December 11, 2020 | 01:21 pm

American child welfare system has lost its way, says Rochester historian

A shift starting in the late 1960s has targeted poor families with unnecessary investigations and child removals at the expense of services, argues Rochester health policy historian and physician Mical Raz.

topics: book authors, children, Department of History, featured-post-side, Mical Raz, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
person takes a cellphone photo of a cat dressed up in a pink sweater and glasses
Science & Technology
December 9, 2020 | 10:18 am

Can social networks help us be more creative?

Our interactions on social media could encourage new ways of thinking and different perspectives, if creativity was considered part of the network’s algorithms, say Rochester researchers.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Gourab Ghoshal, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, research finding,