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A new grant will allow Rochester researchers to leverage bacteria and nanomaterials to mimic photosynthesis and produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel.

Zircon crystals and magmas reveal new information about plate tectonic activity on Earth billions of years ago.

“Fixational” eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.

Dustin Trail used experiments and zircon chemistry to build more accurate computer models of fluids that act as pathways from inner Earth to Earth鈥檚 surface.

The method, developed by researchers including John Nichol, an associate professor of physics, overcomes the limitations of electron spin resonance.

The Flash Center鈥攄evoted to computer simulations to advance understanding of astrophysics, plasma science, high-energy-density physics, and fusion energy鈥攈as moved from the University of Chicago to Rochester.

Large-scale, laser-based experiments have recently revolutionized astrophysics, writes Rochester professor Adam Frank, allowing scientists to recreate the cosmos in science labs.

The major breakthrough of achieving ignition is cause for celebration at Rochester鈥檚 Laboratory for Laser Energetics as well.

A popular science fiction idea in TV shows like Amazon鈥檚 The Expanse, Rochester scientists are using physics and engineering principles to show how asteroids could be future viable space habitats.

First-of-its-kind experimental evidence defies conventional theories about how plasmas emit or absorb radiation.