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September 2023 in photos
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Take a brief look back at some memorable moments captured at Rochester in September.
Continue ReadingA quantum leap in cooling atoms for better computers
Tue, 12 Sep 2023
A new grant will allow John Nichol and his team to study thermoelectricity to help develop more efficient quantum computers.
Continue ReadingCould artificial intelligence power the future of fusion?
Tue, 05 Sep 2023
Rochester scientists will develop machine learning to help predict, design, and improve laser-fusion implosions for inertial fusion energy.
Continue ReadingFaculty lauded for research and service contributions
Tue, 08 Aug 2023
The US Department of Energy and the European Academy of Sciences are among the organizations recognizing Rochester faculty.
Continue ReadingCreating superconducting circuits
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Rochester researchers led by Machiel Blok are formulating new techniques—including one that uses qudits instead of qubits—to improve superconducting circuits and make quantum computers that are more powerful and reliable. <a href="https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/quantum-computing-superconducting-circuits-qudits-561992/">This is how they qudit >></a>
Continue Reading‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide new path to study protons
Wed, 01 Feb 2023
Led by researchers from the University of Rochester, scientists from the international collaboration MINERvA have, for the first time, used a beam of hard-to-detect neutrinos to investigate the structure of protons.
Continue ReadingNew method to control electron spin paves the way for efficient quantum computers
Fri, 27 Jan 2023
The method, developed by researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.
Continue ReadingFlash Center moves to Rochester, advances cutting-edge physics research
Fri, 06 Jan 2023
The Flash Center—devoted to computer simulations to advance understanding of astrophysics, plasma science, high-energy-density physics, and fusion energy—has moved from the University of Chicago to Rochester.
Continue ReadingLasers usher in a new era of astronomy
Thu, 05 Jan 2023
Large-scale, laser-based experiments have recently revolutionized astrophysics, writes Rochester professor Adam Frank, allowing scientists to recreate the cosmos in science labs.
Continue ReadingCities on asteroids? It could work—in theory
Thu, 08 Dec 2022
A popular science fiction idea in TV shows like Amazon’s The Expanse, Rochester scientists are using physics and engineering principles to show how asteroids could be future viable space habitats.
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