News: Research

2025

Lunar rocks help scientists pinpoint when the moon crystallized

February 25, 2025

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UChicago scientists study samples from Apollo missions, revealing new details about lunar history.


Scientists track sea ice loss with earthquake sensors

February 21, 2025

A new UChicago study uses seismological “background noise” from worldwide monitoring network to study Arctic.


Argonne National Laboratory opens ‘Aurora’ supercomputer to researchers

February 21, 2025

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Argonne National Laboratory, a national laboratory affiliated with the University of Chicago, has fully opened its Aurora exascale supercomputer to researchers across the world, heralding a new era of computing-driven discoveries.


Quantum Leap: New research reveals secrets of random quantum circuits

February 19, 2025

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UChicago researchers unveil insights into random quantum circuits, exploring the speed at which random circuits scramble information. These findings, to be presented at the Quantum Information Processing Conference, are crucial for understanding quantum supremacy experiments as well as the future of quantum cryptography.


‘New findings on TET gene can revolutionise cancer treatment by identifying novel therapeutic targets’

February 13, 2025

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In a new interview, Chemistry Professor Chuan He talks about the new findings in cancer research.


Scientists explore how to make quantum bits with spinel gemstones

February 13, 2025

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A type of gemstone called spinel can be used to store quantum information, according to new research from a collaboration involving University of Chicago, Tohoku University, and Argonne National Laboratory.


How bioelectronics could heal our bodies and minds, with Bozhi Tian (Ep. 151)

February 12, 2025

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Prof. Bozhi Tian, a leader in the field of bioelectronics, explains his research lab’s work and provides insight into captivating intersections between biology and technology.


Rethink: is big tech stealing your life?

February 12, 2025

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In this edition of the BBC's Rethink podcast, UChicago Prof. Ben Zhao comments on the problems surrounding AI tools and how his research helps people fight back against copyright infringements.


Exploring the intersection of AI and climate physics: Machine learning’s role in advancing climate science

February 4, 2025

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A new collaborative study, involving UChicago associate professor Pedram Hassanzadeh, discusses the critical and evolving role of machine learning in the study of climate science.


How to Poison the A.I. Machine, Freakonomics Episode 619

February 4, 2025

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In this episode of Freakonomics Radio, UChicago's Ben Zhao speaks on how he learned that artists were seeing their work stolen by A.I. models and his evolving project to fight back against such copyright infringements.


Chicago lab connects computers with the human body

February 4, 2025

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UChicago Associate Professor of Computer Science Pedro Lopes leads the Human-Computer Integration Lab. In this new interview, Lopes and his team show the potential of new technologies and AI to help enhance peoples' capabilities.


Rethinking AI as a thought partner: Perspectives on writing, programming, and more

January 28, 2025

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In a recent study, CS Assistant Professor Mina Lee collaborated with scientists from universities around the world to explore the role of Bayesian frameworks in the design of complementary AI.


Gravitational waves offer a ‘cosmic DNA test’ for black holes

January 28, 2025

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A new study has found a novel way to understand the ancestry of supermassive black holes. UChicago researcher Thomas Callister participated in the newly published research.


New method improves quantum chemistry simulations

January 22, 2025

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UChicago chemist Laura Gagliardi and a collaborator at the University of Minnesota have developed and refined a theory that makes it feasible to study larger quantum systems. Now, they have advanced that theory with a new method that achieves high accuracy without the steep computational cost of other advanced methods.


New cosmic microwave background measurements sharpen puzzling “Hubble tension”

January 15, 2025

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Observations with the South Pole Telescope have revealed an independent addition to the biggest problem in cosmology. Tom Crawford, a UChicago astronomy Research Professor, is co-author of the study.