Planetary Intelligence: Can a Planet Have a Mind of Its Own?
Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank discusses why cognitive activity operating on a planetary scale is necessary to tackle global issues such as climate change. The collective…
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Tiny Photonic Chip Provides a Big Boost in Precision Optics
Researchers at University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into a photonic device. University of Rochester researchers for the first…
Quantum Physicists Set “Ultrabroadband” Record With Entangled Photons
Thin-film nanophotonic device could advance metrology, sensing, and quantum networks. The engineers have achieved unprecedented bandwidth and brightness on chip-sized nanophotonic devices. Quantum entanglement—or what…
No, Stress Isn’t Always Bad. Here’s How To Harness It To Enhance Performance
University of Rochester psychologists find that college students who reinterpret their stress response as performance-enhancing are less anxious and generally healthier. Sweaty palms during a…
Remarkable Things Happen When a “Squishy” Compound Is Compressed
Transitions from insulator to metal to insulator in diamond anvil cell, with unprecedented decreases in resistance, volume across narrow range of pressures at room temperatures,…
Highly Chirped Laser Pulses Defy “Conventional Wisdom”
University of Rochester researchers describe first highly chirped pulses created by a using a spectral filter in a Kerr resonator. The 2018 Nobel Prize in…
Exploiting a Strange State of Matter: Researchers Confront Major Hurdle in Quantum Computing
In a series of papers, Rochester researchers report major strides in improving the transfer of information in quantum systems. Quantum science has the potential to…
A New Way to Make AR/VR Glasses: Freeform Optics Combined With Metasurface to Avoid “Bug Eyes”
“Image” is everything in the $20 billion market for AR/VR glasses. Consumers are looking for glasses that are compact and easy to wear, delivering high-quality…
Mental Fog: Research Suggests Vaping Could Cloud Your Thoughts
Two new studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have uncovered an association between vaping and mental fog. Both adults and kids who…
Building a Quantum Network Using Tiny Nanoscale Nodes
New research demonstrates a way to use quantum properties of light to transmit information, a key step on the path to the next generation of…
Solving a Paradox to Uncover Key Clues About Our Solar System’s History
New clues lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the solar system and the origin of Earth as a habitable planet. In a…
Experts Warn of Substantial Danger to Democratic Stability Around 2020 Election
Watchdog report finds political scientists deeply concerned about the president’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the election. On the eve…
Perfect Energy Efficiency: Quantum Engines With Entanglement as Fuel?
University of Rochester researcher receives $1 million grant to study quantum thermodynamics. It’s still more science fiction than science fact, but perfect energy efficiency may…
“Holy Grail” Sought for More Than a Century: Researchers Synthesize Room Temperature Superconducting Material
Compressing simple molecular solids with hydrogen at extremely high pressures, University of Rochester engineers and physicists have, for the first time, created material that is…
New Hollow Optical Fiber Greatly Reduces Signal Noise
A new hollow optical fiber greatly reduces the “noise” interfering with the signals it transmits compared to the single-mode fibers now widely used, researchers at…
More Powerful, Versatile Ultrafast Laser Pulse Created for Engineering and Biomedicine Applications
Institute of Optics research sets record for shortest laser pulse for newly developed technology, work that has important applications in engineering and biomedicine. University of…
Turning Seawater Into Fuel With a Low-Cost Catalyst
For the first time, Rochester chemical engineers have demonstrated a ‘potassium-promoted’ catalyst’s potential for use on an industrial scale. Now, the Navy’s quest to power…
Laser-Etched Metal Purifies Contaminated Water Using Sunlight With Greater Than 100% Efficiency
By etching metal with ultrashort laser bursts, Rochester researchers demonstrate a way to purify water without wasting energy. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people in developed…