Dark Matter Detector Installed Underwater, Underground
An experiment to look for one of nature’s most elusive subatomic particles is underway in a stainless steel tank nearly a mile underground beneath the Black Hills of South Dakota. And among the dozens of scientists involved in the research is physics Professor Frank Wolfs.
“Space Gems” Share a Dramatic Origin Story
These meteorites, or pallasites, were likely formed when a smaller asteroid crashed into a planet-like body about 30 times smaller than earth.
‘Holy Grail’ of Hydrogen Fuel
Work by a group of graduate students and chemistry professors is advancing what is sometimes considered the “holy grail” of energy science: lowering the cost while increasing the output of sunlight-powered hydrogen-production systems. The solution: nanocrystals and nickel catalysts.
How Do Blind Mole Rats Ward Off Cancer?
Blind mole rats and naked mole rats—both subterranean rodents with long life spans—are the only mammals never known to develop cancer. Rochester biologists have now determined that the mechanism for fighting off cancer differs between the two.
Rethinking Toxic Proteins on the Cellular Level
Histones are proteins needed to assemble DNA molecules into chromosomes. New research at the University of Rochester is causing a fundamental shift in the concept of histone balance and the mechanism behind it.
Brain’s Desire for Clarity Shapes Language
Many changes to language are simply the brain’s way of ensuring that communication is as precise and concise as possible.
Protected: The Marshmallow Study Revisited
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Physics Chair Applauds ‘Beautiful Experiments’ by Nobel Prize winners
The Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded today for work in the field of quantum optics, an area of physics that was pioneered in large part at the University of Rochester.
How Much Gulf Spill Oil Was Consumed by Bacteria?
Researchers from the University of Rochester and Texas A&M University have found that naturally occurring bacteria that exist in the Gulf of Mexico consumed and removed at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill.
Digital Media Studies Emphasizes Multidisciplinary Approach
Two new majors this fall offer students a state-of-the-art opportunity to explore the evolving fields of digital technology, through multidisciplinary research and learning.