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Could 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 ReadingNew technique may help achieve mass production fusion energy
Mon, 10 Jul 2023
Dynamic shell formation has been demonstrated experimentally for the first time at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
Continue ReadingAI helps show how the brain’s fluids flow
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
A new, AI-based technique for measuring fluid flow in the brain could lead to treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Continue ReadingViscosity presents a sticky plasma problem for fusion, high-energy-density experiments
Wed, 04 Jan 2023
University of Rochester scientists set out to explain how—and how much—in order to improve future experiments.
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.
Continue ReadingHow does radiation travel through dense plasma?
Thu, 17 Nov 2022
First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.
Continue ReadingThree professors honored for undergraduate teaching innovations
Tue, 25 Oct 2022
The recipients of this years Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching all have reshaped departmental programs focused on experiential learning.
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