Science & Technology
How does radiation travel through dense plasma?
November 17, 2022
First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.
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The Arts
Is gospel music losing its Black roots?
November 15, 2022
Musicologist Cory Hunter identifies a notable contemporary shift in the century-old musical form.
Society & Culture
How the Great War altered memory and memorialization
October 31, 2022
English professor Bette London explores the evolution and continued resonance of remembrance rituals in post-World War I Britain in a new book.
Science & Technology
A laser that could ‘reshape the landscape of integrated photonics’
October 21, 2022
Rochester researchers see applications in LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), atomic physics, and augmented and virtual reality.
Science & Technology
Ancient ocean methane not an immediate climate change threat
October 18, 2022
New research shows reservoirs of ocean methane in mid-latitude regions will not be released to the atmosphere under warming conditions.
Science & Technology
Asteroid that formed Vredefort crater bigger than previously thought
September 22, 2022
Researchers have provided a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth’s largest crater two billion years ago.
Science & Technology
Rochester researchers go ‘outside the box’ to delineate major ocean currents
September 15, 2022
For the first time, University researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers.
Society & Culture
What is the best way to group students?
September 6, 2022
Rochester researchers have developed a new approach that uses math to determine the best ways to group individuals to maximize learning.
Science & Technology
How did Earth avoid a Mars-like fate? Ancient rocks hold clues
July 25, 2022
New paleomagnetic research suggests Earth’s solid inner core formed 550 million years ago and restored our planet’s magnetic field.
Society & Culture
Helping teens channel stress, grow in resilience
July 6, 2022
Psychologists have developed a tool to help teens turn everyday stressors that could lead to anxiety and depression into a positive force instead.