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A new tool born from a community partnership is supporting Native voters to navigate an ID system that wasn't built with them in mind.

Have we reached a point where AI agents can reliably function as scientific collaborators? Can they go one step further and work as autonomous scientists?

A chemical engineer noticed that the spectra of the hazy atmosphere of mini-Neptune planets looked like the soot produced by combustion engines.

Called the BloomBeacon, the project features two soft and flexible blades for the purposes of creating a touchable holographic display.

Analysis by UChicago scientists suggests 'mini-Neptune' exoplanets may have smoggy atmospheres with similar chemistry as diesel exhaust.

New research by Assistant Professor Alex Kale and collaborators Yier Ling and Alex Imas finds that social desirability bias may lead students to underreport how often they use AI due to shame and peer pressure.

The “coastline paradox” helped to define fractals, but coastlines themselves turn out to be less fractal than thought. Study led by  CCAM PhD student Matthew Oline.

A new internet tool developed with the help of the University of Chicago is making it possible for music listeners to identify songs that were created using artificial intelligence.

Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs, or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These properties make it very difficult to detect using conventional experimental techniques and instruments.

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

The work of 2024 PhD Joint Program participant Rajini Wijayawardan, a graduate student in Computer Science working in the lab of Andrew Chien, addresses a question at the forefront of many minds, particularly amidst the rise of AI: how can the environmental impact of data centers be reduced?

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.

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.

PhD Graduate Brennan Schaffner receives ACM SIGCHI special recognition award for his research on dark patterns, subsequent interventions, and influence users. 

Breakthrough could speed up new drug discovery.