Rochester’s Photonics Institute has won a Defense Department contract to develop photonic sensors — that can quickly detect the presence of chemical or biological weapons, or do equally well at monitoring food safety and detecting disease pathogens. The $2.3 million project is funded partly through the government and partly by matching funds from the AIM […]
A Rochester woman was arrested at the Ontario County Jail when she arrived to bail out another woman, and deputies realized she was also a suspect in a drug investigation. They charged 24-year-old Shaisia Williams with criminal sale of a controlled substance after identifying her as the woman who sold drugs to an undercover officer […]
The Strong Museum of Play has announced a dozen iconic video games as this year’s finalists for its Video Game Hall of Fame. This year’s nominees are: Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy VII, Halo: Combat Evolved, Microsoft Windows Solitaire, Mortal Kombat, Myst, Pokemon Red and Green, Portal, Resident Evil, Street Fighter II, Tomb Raider, and Wii […]