Research on fruit flies led by Michael Welte, a professor of biology, finds that lipid droplets play a role in cellular changes necessary for the growth of the egg—and could affect fertility in myriad organisms.

The finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the development of life on Earth.

A Department of Energy program partners private companies with national laboratories and universities to design the first commercial fusion power plant.

A new grant will allow Rochester researchers to leverage bacteria and nanomaterials to mimic photosynthesis and produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel.

Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.

“Fixational” eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.

Dustin Trail used experiments and zircon chemistry to build more accurate computer models of fluids that act as pathways from inner Earth to Earth’s surface.

The method, developed by researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.

The Flash Center—devoted to computer simulations to advance understanding of astrophysics, plasma science, high-energy-density physics, and fusion energy—has moved from the University of Chicago to Rochester.

Large-scale, laser-based experiments have recently revolutionized astrophysics, writes Rochester professor Adam Frank, allowing scientists to recreate the cosmos in science labs.