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Viable superconducting material created in Rochester lab

Wed, 08 Mar 2023

In a historic achievement, University of Rochester researchers have created a superconducting material at both a temperature and pressure low enough for practical applications.

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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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Christopher Muir: Designing career paths for future mechanical engineers

Tue, 25 Oct 2022

The engineering professor draws from his vast experiences in the workplace to teach problem-solving mindsets.

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How do magnetic fields affect star formation and high-energy-density lab experiments?

Mon, 19 Sep 2022

Rochester researchers hope to explain how the fields occur in plasma instabilities

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Rochester researchers go ‘outside the box’ to delineate major ocean currents

Thu, 15 Sep 2022

For the first time, University researchers have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers.

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