Science & Technology

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

Early results in a study by faculty at the Medical Center and the Hajim School show 98 percent accuracy in predicting malignant tissue.

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.

Rochester researchers achieve strong optical-acoustic interactions with long-lived acoustic waves.

By harnessing the power of metals, Rochester researchers are making the material an ever more viable replacement for silicon in solar cells and detectors.

Rochester engineers develop novel Ising machines with federal research and development funding support from DARPA.

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.

University of Rochester scientists set out to explain how—and how much—in order to improve future experiments.

The major breakthrough of achieving ignition is cause for celebration at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics as well.