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The Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures produced a video showing how matter in the universe exists outside of the surface of the earth. Inside planets and stars, the crushing…

David Turnbull has received the 2023 Thomas H. Stix Award for his outstanding contributions in pioneering experiments on plasma photonics and laser–plasma instability. Demonstrating exceptional scientific leadership, Turnbull has developed…

LLE’s 34th Summer High School Research Program has just concluded. Sixteen high school students were given the opportunity to work with LLE’s nationally and internationally recognized scientists on real research…

Rochester-based Sydor Technologies has been awarded a $200,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to work with the LLE to assess the commercial feasibility…

The LLE BEST (Broad Exposure to Science and Technology) Research Program, created for Rochester City School District (RCSD) students and teachers, began its third year earlier this month with expanded…

Four researchers in the Laser and Materials Technology Division at LLE, Chengyong Feng, Mark Meyers, Erik Power, and Ben Webb, were named Senior Members of Optica. This honor recognizes their…

Riccardo Betti, Chief Scientist at LLE, Robert L. McCrory Professor, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded the European Academy of Sciences’ Blaise Pascal Medal.…