News: Research

A new study from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, including UChicago chemists Greg Engel and Dmitri Talapin, could help scientists and engineers better understand how to tune quantum dots—tiny semiconductor nanocrystals that harness quantum mechanics to release energy as light—for different technologies.

Mina Rees, PhD’31 (1902–97), was the first woman elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and helped scientific research flourish.

Edwin Kite discusses the parallels between Earth's and Mars's carbon cycles and the implications. 

By discovering carbonate rocks, NASA's Mars rovers may have unlocked the key to understanding the fate of the Red Planet's climate, featuring research by Edwin Kite. 

The University-operated MAROON-X instrument has recently discovered GJ 12 b, an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting an inactive M dwarf star. 

Emerging ‘co-scientist’ systems use chatbots to mimic the deliberations of a research group. Nature asked researchers to test them out, with Rick Stevens speaking on his experience. 

New method promises enhanced understanding of chemical reactions and material properties.

John Hood and a team of other scientists discuss their scientific interests, research projects, and personal motivations for working in astronomy as a part of Black Space Week 2025.

Wendy Freedman and her research was featured on the Science Friday podcast discussing whether a new model of the universe needs to be created. 

A team led by Astro grad student Samantha Usman used the Magellan Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile to discover that the cluster has lost 95% of its initial mass due to tidal disruptions. 

During the International Year of Quantum, Argonne celebrates its advances in quantum computing, communications, sensing and materials.

Professors Margo Seltzer, Tom Griffiths, and Moshe Vardi spoke about the metascience of data science, AI’s limitations, and tradeoffs between efficiency vs. resilience with AI.

UChicago alumni learn how qubits and entanglement can create a healthier future in a recent Harper Lecture.

UChicago students and artist Amanda Williams revive 100-year-old recipe for a startling blue color.

Study of the cosmic microwave background adds new depth to our understanding of universe.