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Society & Culture
May 19, 2021 | 10:11 am

To drill down on anti-Asian hate crimes, Rochester researchers harness social media

Information gleaned from thousands of Twitter users lets the researchers gauge public opinion toward #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Computer Science, Department of Political Science, Goergen Institute for Data Science, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jiebo Luo, Mayya Komisarchik, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
April 30, 2021 | 04:16 pm

A new way to make AR/VR glasses look more like regular glasses

Rochester researchers are combining freeform optics and a metasurface to avoid ‘bug eyes’ in AR/VR glasses and headsets.

topics: augmented reality, Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, Nick Vamivakas, research finding, virtual reality,
Science & Technology
April 29, 2021 | 11:19 am

Will your future clothes be made of algae?

For the first time, Rochester researchers have used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into living, photosynthetic materials that are tough and resilient.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
March 25, 2021 | 09:30 am

Laser-driven experiments provide insights into the formation of the universe

Researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics have captured for the first time in a laboratory setting the process thought to be responsible for generating and sustaining astrophysical magnetic fields.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, featured-post-side, Flash Center for Computational Science, magnetic field, Petros Tzeferacos, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
March 22, 2021 | 04:08 pm

AstraZeneca COVID vaccine 100% effective at preventing severe disease

Since last July, the University of Rochester Medical Center has been a leader in the US national clinical trials for the COVID vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.

topics: Angela Branche, Ann Falsey, COVID-19, featured-post, Medical Center, research finding, vaccines,
Science & Technology
February 4, 2021 | 11:38 am

An optical coating like no other

Researchers in the Institute of Optics have developed a new class of optical coatings, Fano Resonance Optical Coatings, that can both reflect and transmit the same wavelength simultaneously.

topics: Chunlei Guo, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, research finding,
Society & Culture
December 11, 2020 | 01:21 pm

American child welfare system has lost its way, says Rochester historian

A shift starting in the late 1960s has targeted poor families with unnecessary investigations and child removals at the expense of services, argues Rochester health policy historian and physician Mical Raz.

topics: book authors, children, Department of History, featured-post-side, Mical Raz, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
December 9, 2020 | 10:18 am

Can social networks help us be more creative?

Our interactions on social media could encourage new ways of thinking and different perspectives, if creativity was considered part of the network’s algorithms, say Rochester researchers.

topics: Department of Computer Science, Ehsan Hoque, featured-post-side, Gourab Ghoshal, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, research finding,
Science & Technology
December 4, 2020 | 09:24 am

Rochester researchers uncover key clues about the solar system’s history

Researchers have used magnetism to determine, for the first time, when asteroids that are rich in water and amino acids first arrived in the inner solar system.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, magnetism, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, space,