Can Twitter anticipate attacks against Asians and Asian Americans?
Rochester computer scientists mine social media data to discover links between social characteristics of Twitter users and how they are likely to describe the novel coronavirus.
Virtual research expo an online showcase for undergraduate work
The annual Undergraduate Research Expo鈥攖ypically held in person, with printed displays featuring students鈥� research projects鈥攊s this year taking place online, with 96 virtual 鈥減osters.鈥�
Ventilators: Three centuries in the making
Modern mechanical ventilators鈥攚hose short supply is now at the center of a national debate about the nation鈥檚 preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic鈥攔epresent a 鈥渞emarkable journey鈥� of medical technology.
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Recently celebrating its tenth anniversary, the 人妻少妇专区 chapter of Engineers Without Borders is hard at work designing solutions for bringing clean water to schools in the Dominican Republic, and seeking out future projects.
Lasers etch a 鈥榩erfect鈥� solar energy absorber
The 人妻少妇专区 research lab that recently used lasers to create unsinkable metal structures has now demonstrated how the same technology could be used to create highly efficient solar power generators.
Detecting microplastics first step in assessing environmental harm
Amid growing alarm over the plastic that pollutes our environment, biomedical and optics researchers are devising ways to quickly detect microplastics in drinking water to better understand their potential impacts on human health.
Donna Strickland appointed to Order of Canada
人妻少妇专区聽alumna Donna Strickland 鈥�89 (PhD), who shared the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, has been appointed to the聽Order of Canada for her 鈥渆xtraordinary contributions to the nation.鈥�
Ghana field school immerses students in ancient forts鈥攁nd the legacies of slavery
For the last three summers, Rochester undergraduates have worked to analyze and preserve the ancient forts along the coast of Ghana, while exploring the historical and cultural context of the structures they study.
How do you bring a castle home with you?
How do you convey a 91,000-square-foot castle with more than 160 rooms on the Ghana coast, back to Rochester, so at any time you could take a virtual tour as if you were really there? Or study the castle鈥檚 structure brick by brick?
Superhydrophobic metal that won鈥檛 sink
Inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants, Rochester researchers have created a metallic structure that is so water repellent, it refuses to sink鈥攏o matter how often it is forced into water or how much it is damaged.