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a teenager holds a crying emoticon over their face to symbolize expression of emotions and depression
Society & Culture
June 27, 2019 | 03:03 pm

Teenagers’ ability to describe negative emotions protects against depression

A Rochester study shows that teenagers who can describe their emotions in precise and nuanced ways—saying ‘I feel ashamed’ instead of simply saying ‘I feel bad’—are better protected against depression than their peers who can’t.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, teenagers,
artist illustration of turbulent flows within magnetic fields
Science & Technology
June 26, 2019 | 03:01 pm

Finding order in the chaos of turbulence

A new set of conservation laws developed by Rochester researchers are unique to the turbulent flows within magnetic fields, and could help explain the evolution of stars and galaxies.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hussein Aluie, research finding,
Two aphids (the left one wingless, the right one winged) face each other atop a leaf.
Science & Technology
June 14, 2019 | 09:47 am

Virus genes help determine if pea aphids get their wings

The findings shed light on the important role that microbial genes, like those from viruses, can play in insect and animal evolution.

topics: Department of Biology, featured-post, genetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Artist’s rendering of 2D materials undergoing phase change using a transistor-scale platform.
Science & Technology
June 10, 2019 | 01:21 pm

Researchers ‘stretch’ the ability of 2D materials to change technology

Moore’s Law predicts that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double every two years. As technology nears the limits of Moore’s Law, Rochester researchers have combined 2D materials with oxide materials in a new way, with new possibilities for computing power.

topics: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
Close-up of open refrigerator interior.
Science & Technology
June 3, 2019 | 03:03 pm

Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator

Physicist Andrew Jordan and his fellow researchers harnessed superconductivity to conceive of a quantum refrigerator that could cool atoms to nearly absolute zero temperatures.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, quantum science, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Krystal Huxlin poses for a photo in her lap, with computer equipment in the background.
Science & Technology
May 28, 2019 | 01:49 pm

Brain stimulation speeds up visual learning in healthy adults, helps patients re-learn how to see

One particular type of brain stimulation enhances the brain’s ability to process visual information, and may aid in faster vision recovery after a stroke or traumatic brain injury.

topics: brain injury, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Duje Tadin, Flaum Eye Institute, Krystel Huxlin, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
detail from the cover of the book THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: A HISTORY
Society & Culture
May 22, 2019 | 01:09 pm

Has the World Health Organization measured up?

In a new history, Rochester professor emeritus Theodore Brown looks at how well the organization, founded in the aftermath of World War II, has met its lofty mission of ensuring the “highest possible level of health” by all peoples.

topics: book authors, Department of History, Department of Public Health Sciences, public health, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
artist illustration shows cylinder converting to blocks of ice.
Science & Technology
May 15, 2019 | 02:35 pm

‘Exotic’ form of ice both solid and liquid

Using lasers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, researchers have created a superionic water ice, identifying and recording the ice’s atomic structure for the first time and changing our understanding of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, planets, research finding,