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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2023 — The University of Rochester has received nearly $18 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and prototype key technologies for EP-OPAL, a new facility dedicated to the study of ultrahigh-intensity laser-matter interactions. The facility could be built at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) upon completion of the design project, according to the university. High-intensity lasers enable scientific work in fields ranging from plasma science to particle
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Contreras Fire Reaches Kitt Peak National Observatory
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University of Michigan Awarded $18.5M for 3-PW ZEUS Laser, Facility
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 16, 2021 — The 3-petawatt (PW) ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has been awarded $18.5 million by the NSF to establish it as a federally funded international user facility. ZEUS is expected to begin its first experiments in 2022. ZEUS, which stands for...
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NSF Physics Frontiers Center to Be Established at University of Rochester
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Stevens Researcher Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop Portable Solar Panels
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Bakman Awarded $724K UAV Spectrometry Grant from NSF
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Quantum Applications Jump Forward with Photonics
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Kitt Peak Observatory to House Windows on the Universe Center
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