2023
The whole physics world will be watching Fermilab soon. Here’s why.
August 24, 2023
Crain's Chicago Business article discusses the importance of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, or DUNE, project at Fermilab, notes its ties to UChicago, and includes comments from physicist Ed Blucher about the neutrino: “There are trillions per second going through your body for your whole life but almost never interact with you—which is what makes it great to study.”
Photo by Reidar Hahn
The rising leaders of the Quantum Prairie
August 23, 2023
Why startup founders, researchers, and students are calling the Midwest region ‘the premier hub for quantum’—and how their investments are strengthening the ecosystem.
The DOE has renewed the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM) for another four years
August 17, 2023
The center is led by Argonne and has several university partners, including UChicago. With this renewal, the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials will continue its groundbreaking work in harnessing the power of theory and computation to accelerate the development of new materials with improved properties and functionality.
NASA selects UChicago scientist to analyze extraterrestrial samples from Martian moon
August 17, 2023
In Q&A, Geophysical Sciences professor Nicolas Dauphas discusses what we can learn from the mission to Phobos.
‘Quantum superchemistry’ observed for the first time ever
August 16, 2023
In a Scientific American article, Physics professor Cheng Chin discusses his research which led to the first-ever observation of 'quantum superchemistry.'
Making machine learning safer for biomedicine
August 15, 2023
PALISADE-X aims to provide the security necessary to study life-threatening medical issues without violating patient privacy.
Helium escapes from the atmosphere of a nearby exoplanet, observations find
August 15, 2023
A Phys.org article announces that UChicago researchers led by astronomy postdoc Michael Zhang have reported the detection of a helium outflow from the atmosphere of a nearby mini-Neptune exoplanet known as TOI-2134 b.
University of Chicago scientists invent smallest known way to guide light
August 11, 2023
Scientists at the University of Chicago, including chemist Jiwoong Park, found a glass crystal just a few atoms thick can trap and carry light—and could be used for applications.
Photo by Jean Lachat
Muon g-2 experiment reinforces surprise result, setting up physics ‘showdown’
August 11, 2023
Findings at Fermilab show discrepancy between theory and experiment, may lead to new physics beyond the Standard Model.
Image courtesy of Reidar Hahn/Fermilab, via U.S. Department of Energy
What NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has discovered in its first five years looping the sun
August 11, 2023
Spacecraft named for pioneering UChicago scientist ventures closer to the sun than humanity has ever been: the 5-year anniversary of the Parker Solar Probe launch.
Image courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben
In surprise discovery, NASA rover finds cracks in ancient Martian mud
August 10, 2023
Conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable for emergence of microscopic life.
Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Physicists move one step closer to a theoretical showdown
August 10, 2023
A New York Times article details the new results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 project and includes comments from astrophysicist Dan Hooper.
Image courtesy of Reidar Hahn/Fermilab, via U.S. Department of Energy
‘Endless possibilities’: the chemists changing molecules atom by atom
August 7, 2023
Associate professor of chemistry Mark Levin discusses skeletal editing, a hugely simplified way to alter matter, paving the way for world-changing innovations in personalized medicine and sustainable plastics.
The JumpMod haptic backpack makes virtual leaps more realistic
August 7, 2023
Computer scientist Pedro Lopes discusses JumpMod, a device that helps VR users feel a more realistic experience when jumping.
UChicago scientists observe first evidence of ‘quantum superchemistry’ in the laboratory
August 7, 2023
A team from the University of Chicago, led by physicist Cheng Chin, has announced the first evidence for “quantum superchemistry” – a phenomenon where particles in the same quantum state undergo collective accelerated reactions. The effect had been predicted but never observed in the laboratory.
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