2025
Asteroid speck at the Field Museum could hold the key to life
June 28, 2025
UChicago PhD candidate Yuke Zheng leads research on a 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock that could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar system and the building blocks of life.
Handheld device captures airborne signs of disease
June 28, 2025
Researchers lead by Bozhi Tian develops a new device called the Airborne Biomarker Localization Engine (ABLE). ABLE detects both non-volatile and volatile molecules in air in around 15 minutes.
A massive endeavor
June 23, 2025
UChicago physicist Karri DiPetrillo is on a mission to bring a muon collider to fruition.
New data tool tracks pesticides’ impact on public health and the environment
June 16, 2025
The California People and Pesticides Explorer equips citizens with visibility into pesticide use and its effects.
How does life rebound from mass extinctions? Scientists find surprising answers
June 16, 2025
Study by UChicago, Smithsonian, UK Natural History Museum challenges assumptions about survival after global catastrophe.
Tiny fragment of asteroid giving Field Museum scientists a glimpse 4.6 billion years into the past
June 16, 2025
The Field Museum is the new temporary home to a tiny piece of pristine asteroid. The fragment of the asteroid Bennu, on loan from NASA, won't be on display for visitors, but will give scientists the chance to study an asteroid sample uncontaminated by Earth's atmosphere.
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the oldest galaxy in the universe
June 16, 2025
Asst. Prof. Harley Katz discusses the finding of the oldest galaxy in the universe and how that affects our understanding of astronomy.
Epic effort to ground physics in math opens up the secrets of time
June 16, 2025
By proving mathematically how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians, including Yu Deng, have illuminated why time can’t flow in reverse.
UChicago receives $21M donation for new quantum research center
June 16, 2025
The University of Chicago is establishing a new center on quantum biology and medicine, thanks to a $21 million gift by Thea Berggren.
A surprising study found hints of biological activity on a distant planet. Now, scientists say there’s more to the story.
June 16, 2025
Analysis by Rafael Luque and Michael Zhang casts doubt on the detection of biosignatures.
Moungi Bawendi delivers 2025 Harkins lecture at UChicago
June 12, 2025
Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi reflects on quantum dot revolution with his alma mater.
Argonne projects receive $10M in federal funding for technology to reduce the impact of used nuclear fuel
June 12, 2025
Two Argonne projects awarded over $10 million in funding as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E) program to enable transmutation of U.S. commercial nuclear stockpile.
Argonne and Fermilab receive $3.2M in federal funding for nuclear transmutation technology
June 12, 2025
Argonne and Fermilab's funding is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to reduce the impact of used nuclear fuel.
Muon g-2 announces most precise measurement of the magnetic anomaly of the muon
June 12, 2025
The third and final result, based on the last three years of data, is in perfect agreement with the experiment’s previous results. This long-awaited value will be the world’s most precise measurement of the muon magnetic anomaly for many years to come.
Understanding ocean rebound after mass extinction events could help us in the future
June 12, 2025
David Jablonski discusses how ecosystems recover from extinction events and how we can best prepare for the next one.