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Rochester researchers uncover key clues about the solar system’s history
Fri, 04 Dec 2020
Researchers have used magnetism to determine, for the first time, when asteroids that are rich in water and amino acids first arrived in the inner solar system.
Continue ReadingResearch provides new insights into the evolution of stars
Fri, 24 Apr 2020
The High-Energy-Density Physics Theory Group at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics studied how matter under high-pressure conditions might emit or absorb radiation.
Continue ReadingRochester 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.
Continue ReadingNew research unlocks clues about Earth’s magnetic field
Wed, 22 Jan 2020
Professor John Tarduno has analyzed zircon crystals collected from sites in Australia—the oldest known terrestrial materials—to construct a timeline of Earth's magnetic field, finding that the field was stronger than previously believed.
Continue ReadingAdam 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.
Continue ReadingRochester 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.
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 Reading3 questions: 50 years after the moon landing
Thu, 18 Jul 2019
The lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts still inform research today, including the work of Rochester professor Miki Nakajima, who studies the formation and evolution of the Earth, the moon, and other planetary bodies.
Continue ReadingIce core data confirms increased tropospheric ozone levels since industrialization
Thu, 13 Jun 2019
The findings suggest good news about the reliability of the computer models used to estimate and predict the changes in ground-level ozone.
Continue Reading‘Exotic’ form of ice both solid and liquid
Wed, 15 May 2019
Using lasers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, researchers have created a superionic water ice, identifying and recording the ice’s atomic structure for the first time and changing our understanding of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune.
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