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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.

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Faculty 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.

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New 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.

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AI 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.

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Viscosity 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.

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Cities 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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How 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.

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Three 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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