2025
Reconsidering the cosmological constant
September 8, 2025

UChicago astrophysicists’ physics-based models suggest dark energy may be evolving.
The Arthur H. Compton Lecture Series presents an intro to climate systems engineering
September 8, 2025

A series of free public talks will examine the science, technologies, and policy implications behind large-scale interventions such as sunlight reflection methods (SRM), open-systems carbon removal, and glacial preservation. The series will feature leading researchers from the University of Chicago’s Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi) and runs every Saturday morning at 11 a.m. from October 4 to November 22, 2025.
Introducing new faculty in the Physical Sciences Division 2025-26
September 8, 2025

Please welcome the faculty joining the Physical Sciences Division in the ’25–26 academic year.
Advanced computer modeling predicts molecular-qubit performance
August 29, 2025

Giulia Gallia and Argonne scientists develop a computational method to design molecular qubits with precision, paving the way for advanced quantum technologies.
UChicago chemistry professors recognized with prestigious ACS Awards
August 29, 2025

Dmitri Talapin and John Anderson honored for their pioneering contributions to chemistry.
Scientists program cells to create ‘biological qubit’ in quantum breakthrough
August 29, 2025

David Awschalom was involved in multidisciplinary effort that has designed quantum tech that can be produced naturally by cells.
Another Earth-like exoplanet crossed off the list: the JWST shows that GJ 3929b has no atmosphere
August 29, 2025

UChicago astronomers using JWST reveal GJ 3929b is a bare rock, lacking atmosphere, advancing our understanding of rocky exoplanet evolution.
Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest
August 29, 2025

UChicago’s David Awschalom joins Physics World Weekly to discuss how Illinois is emerging as a hub for quantum innovation with labs and industry.
AI now matches prediction markets in forecasting real events, study finds
August 29, 2025

University of Chicago’s Prophet Arena pits AI models against live prediction markets. Early results suggest machines can match, and sometimes beat, the wisdom of crowds.
Researchers engineer cells to develop biological qubits in pioneering multidisciplinary breakthrough
August 29, 2025

UChicago scientists including David Awschalom turn fluorescent proteins into living qubits, pioneering quantum sensing inside cells and reshaping bioimaging.
Cybersecurity training doesn’t work: time wasted with no impact, study finds
August 29, 2025

UChicago and UCSD study finds cybersecurity training barely reduces phishing risk, 56% of employees clicked fake links in tests.
Sensors could permanently fly in the “ignorosphere” using novel propulsion technique
August 29, 2025

UChicago and Harvard researchers use photophoresis to design tiny flyers for monitoring Earth’s elusive mesosphere.
Scientists have created a protein qubit inside a living cell
August 29, 2025

An incredible breakthrough brings quantum-scale precision sensing to living biological systems.
Diamond biosensors detect 49 biomolecules for faster diagnostics
August 29, 2025

UChicago team develops diamond biosensor detecting 49 biomolecules at once, paving the way for faster, scalable medical diagnostics.
Can red dwarf planets support life? Webb investigates TRAPPIST-1
August 29, 2025

UChicago & Montréal researchers using NASA’s Webb find TRAPPIST-1 d lacks an Earth-like atmosphere, ruling it out as a potential twin.