Posts categorized Science & Technology

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics will provide a state-of-the art laser for the Matter in Extreme Conditions station at the National Accelerator Laboratory operated by Stanford University.

Jennifer Brisson, an associate professor of biology, will further her study of phenotypic plasticity, which describes how an organism’s development is influenced by its environment, with a five-year, $2 million NIH grant.

Adam Frank, the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor of Physics and Astronomy, asks, if a planet with life has a life of its own, can it also have a mind of its own?

Clark is among the 111 newly elected members of the academy, considered one of the highest distinctions for an engineer.

The Center for Visual Science director has been elected a Gold Fellow by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

In the search for Earth-like planets, University of Rochester scientist Miki Nakajima turns to computer simulations of moon formations.

The Rochester professor emeritus and new American Astronomical Society fellow now explores the brain’s waste disposal system.

Extracellular vesicles could provide early detection of diseases such as cancer. But to analyze EVs, scientists first need to catch them. That’s where Rochester professor James McGrath’s nanomembranes come in.

The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society has recognized Nicholas Bigelow and Michael Scott for their distinguished efforts to advance science.

Rochester researchers have found a new and improved way to extract temperature from the light emitted by a diamond defect.