20+ hour, 47+ min ago   (611+ words) The 17th cohort of Dester/Johnson Rochester City Scholars was introduced at a reception at RIT’s Tait Preserve on Aug. 24. First-year Rochester Institute of Technology student Carlos Gaston Lopez sees a future in technology. The first-generation college student is working toward…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (749+ words) The National Science Foundation will award $15 million over the next two years to the Rochester/Finger Lakes region of New York to establish a national hub for laser science and development. RIT is a key partner in the initiative. The…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (169+ words) A joint project between RIT and the University of Rochester has developed a new squeezed phonon laser that provides precise control over individual particles of sound or vibration. The researchers demonstrated a device that puts out sound waves which are…...