2020
New analysis shows promise of quantum technologies based on silicon carbide
June 22, 2020
Prof. Awschalom says new CQE analysis shows promise of quantum technologies based on silicon carbide
Chemist Sarah King honored with Beckman Foundation’s Young Investigator Award
June 18, 2020
Chemist Sarah King honored with Beckman Foundation’s Young Investigator Award
XENON1T dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal
June 18, 2020
XENON1T dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal
University of Chicago STAGE lab docuseries takes viewers into the lives and labs of scientists
June 16, 2020
Curiosity: The Making of a Scientist offers an online sneak peek of its pilot episode online June 25 at noon and 8 p.m.
Oumuamua: Neither Comet nor Asteroid, but a Cosmic Iceberg
June 16, 2020
UChicago Fellow Darryl Seligman finds that an unusual space object first discovered in 2017 is made of hydrogen ice
Peter Eng interviewed about decontaminating N95 masks on Fox 32 Chicago
June 16, 2020
Physicist Peter Eng interviewed about decontaminating N95 masks on Fox 32 Chicago
Mysterious interstellar visitor was probably a ‘dark hydrogen iceberg,’ not aliens
June 2, 2020
'Oumuamua made headlines as the first object to visit from outside the solar system. A new theory proposed by University of Chicago and Yale astronomers explains the phenomenon without aliens—but with interesting scientific implications.
No parallel universe? Asst. Prof. Abigail Vieregg discusses neutrinos and new findings about the universe
May 29, 2020
No parallel universe? Asst. Prof. Abigail Vieregg discusses neutrinos and new findings about the universe
PSD in the News - May 2020
May 28, 2020
This month PSD researchers have been featured for their efforts to uncover the secret behind the molecule that blocks HIV infection, why ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets, and what 'groupie' galaxies orbiting the Milky Way tell us about dark matter.
How to balance privacy while using contact tracing for COVID-19
May 28, 2020
How to balance privacy while using contact tracing for COVID-19. UChicago computer scientist Blase Ur examines smartphone tracking during pandemic
Startup QDIR uses quantum dots for infrared detectors
May 26, 2020
New startup QDIR, based on technology developed at UChicago, is working to commercialize a new, low-cost way to create infrared detectors: with quantum dots
Telescope to be named for Nancy Grace Roman who earned her doctorate at UChicago
May 21, 2020
NASA telescope to be named for Nancy Grace Roman, a pioneering woman astronomer who earned her doctorate at UChicago
Prof. Diana Franklin co-lead writer of NSF report on key concepts for quantum education
May 20, 2020
Prof. Diana Franklin co-lead writer of NSF report on key concepts for quantum education
Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets
May 19, 2020
Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets and planets exactly like Earth may not be best places to look, UChicago study finds
‘Groupie’ galaxies orbiting Milky Way tell us about dark matter, how galaxy formed
May 18, 2020
Data astronomy research co-led by Asst. Prof. Alex Drlica-Wagner reveals ‘groupie’ galaxies orbiting Milky Way tell us about dark matter, how galaxy formed