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Chemistry professor Ellen Matson and PhD student Brittney Petel in Matson's laboratory
Science & Technology
August 1, 2018 | 02:42 pm

Group ‘cleaves’ oxygen from surface of metal oxide, enhancing reactivity

A new method of opening solid state materials to oxygenation, using metallic oxide clusters, can eliminate guesswork from discovery of new catalysts. The ultimate goal is to more efficiently convert greenhouse gases to useful fuels.

topics: Department of Chemistry, Ellen Matson, featured-post, Materials Science Program, Natural Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Hand-drawn cartoon says the word NOTHING in large type but appearing to disappear
Science & Technology
July 24, 2018 | 11:28 am

Ultimate vacuum chamber creates nothing

The concept of nothingness is the subject of everything from children’s books to philosophical debate. In the universe, however, is nothing ever possible? How have scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians thought about the concept of nothing throughout history and up to the present?

topics: Department of Mathematics, Department of Philosophy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science Program, Nicholas Bigelow, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of Jupiter and Juptier's magnetic field
Science & Technology
July 23, 2018 | 03:29 pm

Researchers unravel more mysteries of metallic hydrogen

Liquid metallic hydrogen is not present naturally on Earth and has only been created in a handful of places, including the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics. LLE scientists are researching the properties of liquid metallic hyrdrogen to understand how planets both inside and outside our solar system form magnetic shields.

topics: exoplanets, featured-post-side, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Materials Science Program, planets, research finding, Rip Collins,
close-up of two clear cubes with beams of light shoot through them
Science & Technology
July 11, 2018 | 11:34 am

Measuring each point of a beam of light

A University of Rochester research team has devised a much simpler way to measure beams of light—even powerful, superfast pulsed laser beams that require very complicated devices to characterize their properties.

topics: featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Materials Science Program, research finding,
illustration of a laser pulse on glass-like beads
Science & Technology
June 20, 2018 | 03:38 pm

Laser bursts generate electricity faster than any other method

A University researcher who predicted that laser pulses could generate ultrafast electrical currents in theory now believes he can explain exactly how and why actual experiments to create these currents have succeeded.

topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ignacio Franco, Materials Science Program, nanotechnology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, URnano,
Ghanaian castle
Campus Life
June 18, 2018 | 02:39 pm

Students share research experiences in Ghana

Hear from eight Rochester students spending this summer at a field school in Ghana. Led by Professors Renato Perucchio, Michael Jarvis, and Chris Muir, the students are studying the engineering, historical, and cultural aspects of the country’s historic coastal forts.

topics: Chris Muir, Ghana, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Michael Jarvis, Program in Archaeology Technology and Historical Structures, Renato Perucchio, research finding,
feet on a floor covered in arrows going off in lots of directions
Society & Culture
June 5, 2018 | 02:25 pm

Uncertainty in a date dampens interest in a mate

A new study by psychologists in Rochester and Israel shows those who feel greater certainty that a prospective romantic partner shares their interest will put more effort into seeing that person again.

topics: Department of Psychology, featured-post-side, Harry Reis, relationships, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of the head statues on Easter Island
Science & Technology
June 4, 2018 | 11:27 am

Alien apocalypse: Can any civilization make it through climate change?

Does the universe contain planets with truly sustainable civilizations? Or does every civilization that may have arisen in the cosmos last only a few centuries before it falls to the climate change it triggers? Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank and his collaborators have developed a mathematical model to illustrate how a technologically advanced population and its planet might develop together, putting climate change in a cosmic context.

topics: Adam Frank, climate change, Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, planets, research finding,