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2022 Commencement
May 13, 2022
Congratulations graduates!
Continue ReadingTiny Chip Provides a Big Boost in Precision Optics
November 12, 2021
Researchers at University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into a photonic device.
Continue ReadingZero Cost Hero Andrew White
October 22, 2021
Congratulations as well to Andrew White, associate professor of chemical engineering, who is part of the River Campus Library’s new cohort of “zero cost heroes”–instructors and faculty who have chosen to select or create course materials that are free for their students. Andrew is the first recipient of the River Campus Libraries Open Education Resource (OER) Grant, which will enable him to continue working on his open textbook, Deep Learning for Molecules and Materials.
Continue ReadingFaculty Retreat
September 17, 2021
Monday, October 18, 2021
Continue ReadingPulsed Lasers in Liquids Speed up the Hunt for Effective Catalysts
July 30, 2021
Rochester researchers have documented the pulsed-laser-in-liquid technique’s multiple advantages over traditional wet lab methods.
Continue ReadingCongratulations Graduates
May 22, 2021
This year's Furth Fund awardees
May 14, 2021
Andrea Pickel, assistant professor of mechanical engineering is one of this year’s recipients of University Furth Fund awards, which foster the development of promising scientists in the natural and biological sciences.
Continue Reading2021 University Research Award recipients
May 14, 2021
Five Materials Science Program faculty among the recipients of this year's University Research Awards.
Continue ReadingRochester leads development of novel integrated photonic COVID-19 sensor
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
The inexpensive, portable device could help safeguard against future pandemics and detect viruses and infections in underserved populations.
Continue ReadingUnder pressure, ‘squishy’ compound reacts in remarkable ways
Mon, 26 Jul 2021
From insulator to metal and back again—a new phenomenon reported by researchers at the University Rochester and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, ‘will find a place in physics textbooks.’
Continue ReadingRoom temperature superconductor? Rochester lab sets new record toward long-sought goal
Tue, 30 Mar 2021
In a pair of studies, University physical scientists synthesized new superconducting materials, developing processes that may help ‘open the door to many potential applications.’
Continue ReadingFirst-ever lab model of human eye offers hope for macular degeneration patients
Mon, 29 Mar 2021
Rochester researchers' breakthrough could lead to patient-specific treatments for age-related macular degeneration, which leads to a loss of central vision.
Continue ReadingLasers etch a ‘perfect’ solar energy absorber
Tue, 04 Feb 2020
The University of Rochester research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metal structures has now demonstrated how the same technology could be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.
Continue ReadingSuperhydrophobic metal that won’t sink
Wed, 06 Nov 2019
Inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants, Rochester researchers have created a metallic structure that is so water repellent, it refuses to sink—no matter how often it is forced into water or how much it is damaged.
Continue ReadingA ‘new chapter’ in quest for novel quantum materials
Tue, 27 Aug 2019
Aluminum stops being a metal. Metals turns transparent. Remarkable things happen to materials placed under remarkable conditions, and Rochester scientists are at the forefront of the quest to understand why.
Continue ReadingWill your future computer be made using bacteria?
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
Graphene is a revolutionary nanomaterial, the discovery of which led to a Nobel Prize. By mixing graphite with bacteria, Rochester scientists are making graphene easier and more environmentally friendly to produce, paving the way for future products and applications.
Continue ReadingResearchers ‘stretch’ the ability of 2D materials to change technology
Mon, 10 Jun 2019
Moore’s Law predicts that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit will double every two years. As technology nears the limits of Moore’s Law, Rochester researchers have combined 2D materials with oxide materials in a new way, with new possibilities for computing power.
Continue ReadingResearchers create artificial mother-of-pearl using bacteria
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
Nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, is an exceptionally tough natural material found in shells and pearls. Rochester biologists have developed an innovative method for creating nacre in the lab—and maybe on the moon.
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