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Are quantum computers changing the way we discover cancer treatments?

In this episode of the podcast 632nm, Fred Chong discusses the future of quantum computer architecture and how quantum algorithms could eventually help solve real-world problems in medicine, optimization, and scientific computing.

Discovering the physical principles of superconductivity in diamond opens the door for scientists to use it in new quantum technologies.
 

UChicago’s Alex Kale receives the Early CAREER Award for advancing ethical and practical standards in data visualization, empowering creators and audiences to better interpret what charts reveal and what they conceal.

Frank Calegari, professor and associate chair of the Department of Mathematics, and Young-Kee Kim, the Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Physics and the Enrico Fermi Institute, have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left - and can we buy ourselves more time? 

As AI-generated music increasingly dominates streaming platforms, Quicksilver, a cutting edge browser extension from SAND Lab, gives listeners the power to identify machine-made tracks in real time. Developed alongside the nonprofit ETCH, the project champions transparency, ethical technology, and support from human creativity in a rapidly evolving digital soundscape.

Breakthrough could speed up new drug discovery.

Detection by Askaryan Radio Array holds promise for future research into sources, nature of cosmic rays and neutrinos. 

Schmidt AI in Science Fellows mentored twelve interdisciplinary student teams that applied machine learning to advance scientific discovery.

This year, eight PSD instructors and students have been honored for excellence in teaching the next generation of physical and mathematical scientists.

Congrats to Nick Feamster, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science, who has won a Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

Julius Jellinek, a Senior Fellow in the University of Chicago’s Computation Institute from 2006 to 2018 and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Argonne National Laboratory, passed away on April 6. He was 80.

How UChicago physicists delayed the formation of viscous fingers between fluids.

Data analyzed by UChicago scientists reveals exoplanet Kua’kua is dark and rocky, offering clues to search for habitable worlds.

How an RNA pioneer’s discovery of reversible methylation launched a new era in the chemical and biological sciences.