
A quantum leap in cooling atoms for better computers
A new grant will allow John Nichol and his team to study thermoelectricity to help develop more efficient quantum computers.

Could artificial intelligence power the future of fusion?
Rochester scientists will develop machine learning to help predict, design, and improve laser-fusion implosions for inertial fusion energy.

Laser Lab’s pulsed laser research gets boost from federal funding
A new Department of Defense contract taps Rochester’s expertise in pulsed lasers for national defense efforts.

Creating superconducting circuits
Rochester researchers led by Machiel Blok are formulating new techniques—including one that uses qudits instead of qubits—to improve superconducting circuits and make quantum computers that are more powerful and reliable. This is how they qudit >>

Rochester named an REU site for undergraduate semiconductor research
The National Science Foundation has named Rochester as one of six new grant-supported Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites.

Unlocking the power of photosynthesis for clean energy production
A new grant will allow Rochester researchers to leverage bacteria and nanomaterials to mimic photosynthesis and produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel.

Mellon grant supports a close-up on close-ups
A Rochester research team is part of an inter-institutional project to document the history of the close-up, one of film and television’s most powerful techniques.

A simpler, single-minded computer to solve complex problems
Rochester engineers develop novel Ising machines with federal research and development funding support from DARPA.

Viscosity presents a sticky plasma problem for fusion, high-energy-density experiments
University of Rochester scientists set out to explain how—and how much—in order to improve future experiments.

New award sends humanities graduate students abroad
Four Rochester doctoral candidates will research in archives in a dozen countries as recipients of the Meliora Global Scholars grant.