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Novel imaging system could mean near-instant biopsy results
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
The new imaging system developed by Michael Giacomelli, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and of optics, uses two-photon fluorescence microscopy (TPFM).
Continue ReadingInstitute of Optics aims for 50 percent increase in faculty
Mon, 19 Sep 2022
A $12 million challenge fund presents an opportunity to increase the program’s prominence at a critical time for the optics field.
Continue ReadingDevelopers of bladeless LASIK earn AAAS Golden Goose Award
Thu, 15 Sep 2022
The world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society has honored the the contributions of a five-member team, including Nobel Prize–winning researchers Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou, to the field of corrective eye surgery. Strickland and Mourou’s discovery of chirped pulse amplification at the University’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics helped make bladeless LASIK possible.
Continue ReadingStar struck: Dispatches from the James Webb Space Telescope
Tue, 12 Jul 2022
Humanity’s best looks at the universe so far were made possible by the contributions of scientists, engineers, and supporters—including University of Rochester community members.
Continue ReadingQuest for elusive monolayers just got a lot simpler
Fri, 27 May 2022
Compared to long, tedious hours of scanning by undergraduates, a breakthrough technology can detect monolayers with 99.9 percent accuracy—in far less time and at a fraction of the cost.
Continue ReadingRochester 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.
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