What’s Happening In The Depths Of Distant Worlds?
March 1, 2022
New work led by Carnegie’s Earth and Planets Laboratory, including the research team of Thomas Duffy of Princeton University, uses lab-based mimicry to reveal a new crystal structure that has major implications for our understanding of the interiors of large, rocky exoplanets.
Can a planet have a mind of its own?
February 16, 2022
Rochester astrophysicist Adam Frank discusses why cognitive activity operating on a planetary scale is necessary to tackle global issues such as climate change.
Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable
February 1, 2022
In the search for Earth-like planets, University of Rochester scientist Miki Nakajima turns to computer simulations of moon formations.
Rochester scientists reveal the limits of machine learning for hydrogen models
December 15, 2021
Research from the Laboratory for Laser Energetics paves the way for more accurate computer models, which are needed to understand the interior of planets and the physical properties of nuclear fusion.
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Future physicists experience research firsthand during internship at Rochester
October 31, 2021
The University of Rochester’s Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP) hosted an internship program this summer for local high school students.
New tool cuts guesswork about ‘eddy killing’ in oceans
August 19, 2021
University of Rochester scientists provide first direct measure of the phenomenon’s impact on Earth’s oceans.
Rochester laser experiments demonstrate ‘helium rain’ likely falls in the solar system
June 1, 2021
New research at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics provides clues to the evolution of the solar system.
Room temperature superconductor? Rochester lab sets new record toward long-sought goal
March 30, 2021
The lab group of Assistant Professor Ranga Dias at the University of Rochester, has synthesized new superconducting materials, developing processes that may help ‘break down barriers and open the door to many potential applications.’
New research on carbon cracks open secrets deep inside exoplanets
January 27, 2021
Measuring carbon at the highest pressures ever achieved in a laboratory, researchers report first model of carbon structures that may make up planets outside the solar system.
A new era in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
January 4, 2021
The search for extraterrestrial life began more than 60 years ago, but “there was never sufficient funding or telescope time available to make a dent in the effort,” writes astrophysicist Adam Frank of the University of Rochester.
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