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Nick Feamster and Francesco Bronzino lead international collaboration to develop generative AI techniques that create high-fidelity network data, addressing critical challenges in machine learning, privacy, and network security.

Research led by UChicago’s Eliza Kempton finds some ‘mini-Neptunes’ likely have solid surfaces rather than molten interiors.

UChicago-affiliated laboratories each receive $125 million to advance next-generation quantum science and technology.

Two scientists, including David Keith, argue that the growing commercial efforts to counter climate change by reflecting away sunlight will thwart responsible research in the field.

Scientists report the discovery of surprisingly water-rich exoplanets, despite forming in places once believed to be far too hot for water to exist. Now, a new study published in the journal Nature suggests these mysterious water worlds may be manufacturing their own oceans through chemical reactions deep within their interiors.

Current quantum computers are noisy, which places limitations on the type of quantum machine needed to outpace classical computers. An op-ed by Bill Fefferman.

Why the challenge of truly representative democracy is so complex.

Research internships at national laboratories provide hands-on experiences and mentorship.

An exoplanet is what we call planets that exist outside of our own solar system. The first one was discovered in 1992, but as we get more powerful and precise telescopes and instruments, scientists have been discovering more and more of these faraway planets—about 6,000 of them so far. But scientists think there are trillions more out there in the universe.

Collaboration will expand nation’s AI infrastructure and accelerate scientific discovery.

New research from Chenhao Tan reveals why even state-of-the-art AI stumbles on 4-digit multiplication—and what it takes to fix it.

Go inside the laboratory of Sarah Sebo, whose Human-Robot Interaction lab at the University of Chicago is programming robots with social skills, in order to build trust and rapport with humans. The goal is to develop robots that can improve performance, including better learning outcomes for children.

Quantum technologies demand increasingly compact and controllable circuit elements, and a team led by Eric I. Rosenthal, Christopher S. Wang from the University of Chicago, and Jamison Sloan now proposes a novel approach using quantum paraelectric materials.

Is Earth getting a second moon? "ChicagoLIVE" talks with Derek Buzasi, Senior Instructional Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, who breaks down the viral “second moon” chatter. He explains what asteroid 2025 PN7 really is — a quasi-moon, or temporary companion to Earth — and why scientists believe it could orbit with us for the next 50 to 60 years before drifting away.

The mergers, measured in October and November of 2024 by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, advance scientific understanding of the nature of black hole formation and fundamental physics.