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COVID-19 pandemic a ‘fire drill’ for climate change
Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Like infectious disease researchers, climate change scientists have warned for decades that we are unprepared. Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank says, “It’s time to wake up.”
Rochester scientists receive NSF CAREER awards
Tue, 11 Feb 2020
The National Science Foundation has granted its most prestigious award in support of junior faculty, the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, to several University of Rochester researchers this year.
Lasers 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.
Rochester astronomers reflect on their contributions to Spitzer Space Telescope
Thu, 30 Jan 2020
As NASA retires its Spitzer Space Telescope, the Rochester scientists who were involved in its development, look back on the project.
When laser beams meet plasma: New data addresses gap in fusion research
Mon, 02 Dec 2019
Rochester scientists at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics and their colleagues in California and France have directly demonstrated for the first time how laser beams modify the conditions of a plasma.
Rochester cosmology group has all eyes on dark energy
Mon, 25 Nov 2019
Rochester’s newly formed cosmology group is at work to create the most detailed 3-D map of the universe ever seen.
Superhydrophobic 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.
Adam Frank wins multiple awards for promoting public understanding of science
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
The University of Rochester astrophysicist recently received the American Physical Society’s 2020 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award and his latest book Light of the Stars was awarded the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science.
Rochester recognized as leader in high-energy-density physics
Thu, 10 Oct 2019
Three of eight national research grants recently awarded by the Department of Energy were given to researchers at the University of Rochester, which is home to the largest university-based DOE research program in the nation.
One small step for electrons, one giant leap for quantum computers
Wed, 25 Sep 2019
Quantum computing has revolutionary potential, but transferring information within a quantum system remains a challenge. By transferring the state of electrons, Rochester research brings scientists one step closer to creating fully functional quantum computers.