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Rochester 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 ReadingInstitute of Optics expands graduate recruitment amid soaring national demand
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
Two new awards will help the University of Rochester address a pressing need for highly trained PhD graduates and prepare a more diverse pipeline of optics professionals.
Continue ReadingInternational vision association honors Susana Marcos
Fri, 04 Feb 2022
The Center for Visual Science director has been elected a Gold Fellow by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Continue ReadingTwo Rochester researchers named AAAS fellows
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society has recognized Nicholas Bigelow and Michael Scott for their distinguished efforts to advance science.
Continue ReadingA cure for blindness? A next-generation solar concentrator?
Tue, 07 Dec 2021
Two new Rochester fellows of the National Academy of Inventors take aim at transformative discoveries in the world of optics.
Continue ReadingAndrew Berger honored for novel ways to monitor biological cells and tissues
Thu, 02 Dec 2021
The Rochester optics professor has been elected a fellow of Optica, the international society for optics and photonics.
Continue ReadingJoseph Eberly honored as a ‘true visionary’ in optics
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
Joseph Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and a professor of optics, is recognized for pioneering contributions to quantum optics theory.
Continue ReadingTiny chip provides a big boost in precision optics
Fri, 12 Nov 2021
Researchers at the Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into a photonic device.
Continue ReadingRochester researchers set ‘ultrabroadband’ record with entangled photons
Thu, 28 Oct 2021
Engineers have taken advantage of the quantum entanglement phenomenon to generate unprecedented bandwidth and brightness on chip-sized nanophotonic devices.
Continue ReadingA look back—and ahead—at an interdisciplinary hub for vision research
Thu, 28 Oct 2021
For nearly 60 years, the University’s Center for Visual Science has been transforming our understanding of vision and how we treat vision disorders.
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