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Quest 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.

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Rochester 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.

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Institute 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.

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International 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.

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Two 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.

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A 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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Andrew Berger honored for novel ways to monitor biological cells and tissues

Thu, 02 Dec 2021

The Rochester optics professor has been elected a fellow of Optica, the international society for optics and photonics.

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Joseph Eberly honored as a ‘true visionary’ in optics

Tue, 23 Nov 2021

Joseph Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and a professor of optics, is recognized for pioneering contributions to quantum optics theory.

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Tiny chip provides a big boost in precision optics

Fri, 12 Nov 2021

Researchers at the Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into a photonic device.

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Rochester researchers set ‘ultrabroadband’ record with entangled photons

Thu, 28 Oct 2021

Engineers have taken advantage of the quantum entanglement phenomenon to generate unprecedented bandwidth and brightness on chip-sized nanophotonic devices.

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