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Geophysical Sciences grad student Freya Chen shares how she spent her summer tapping glaciers to test seismological models.

Photo: Jérémie Bonneau (left) and Oscar Sepulveda perform an active seismic source experiment. Image courtesy of Yulia Antropova.

UChicago investigators have made progress with the synthesis of novel compounds, hybrid MXenes, that combine organic and inorganic materials, claims a new paper authored by The Talapin Group that was recently published in Nature Chemistry.

JumpMod is a compact, wearable backpack that uses vertical force feedback to create the feeling of perceived jumping and landing. The untethered nature of the device has the potential to scale these full-body sensations for at-home use– a problem currently unsolved.

Forbes article details the partnership between UChicago and Northwestern for the launch of the new National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology, the first of its kind in the US.

New institute will be an international hub focused on fundamental questions.

Image of a developing fruit fly eye courtesy of R. Carthew

A Wall Street Journal article notes the work of UChicago data-science researchers interning with private equity firms.

A Forbes article announces that UChicago has received a $15.5 million grant from the NSF to launch the NSF Physics Frontiers Center for Living Systems. Prof. Margaret Gardel, who will lead the center, says, "we aim to establish a new field of physics that focuses on how living matter adapts to its environment on timescales ranging from milliseconds to billions of years.”

Center aims to establish a new field of physics to understand adaptation in living matter.

A Newsweek article mentions UChicago researchers' success engaging in machine learning algorithm-based attacks on NIST-recommended encryption candidates.

Collaboration to spur innovation in fields ranging from quantum to AI to data science.

XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays.

Image: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

Congratulations to Daniel Gilman, who has been named a Brinson Prize Fellow at the University of Chicago in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics.


 

The NSF has awarded UChicago a $35 million contract to operate a new facility specializing in the application of a cyclic particle accelerator called synchrotron to Earth and environmental sciences.

Photo: Beamline scientist Tony Yu preparing an acoustic emission experiment for the 1000-ton multi-anvil press in the GSECARS 13-ID-D station.
Credit: Mark Rivers, University of Chicago

"Quantum chemistry, a field that delves into the behavior and interactions of molecules and atoms at the quantum level, holds the key to unlocking a deeper understanding of the fundamental nature of our universe. By exploring the intricate world of quantum mechanics, scientists can make groundbreaking discoveries that have far-reaching implications in various scientific disciplines. One of these researchers is Dr. Laura Gagliardi, a chemistry and molecular engineering professor at the University of Chicago."

Read the rest at Inside Quantum Technology News.

New method from UChicago chemists, including Philippe Guyot-Sionnest, could lead to cost-effective sensors.

Photo by Jean Lachat