2025
Reconsidering the cosmological constant
September 8, 2025
UChicago astrophysicists’ physics-based models suggest dark energy may be evolving.
Advanced computer modeling predicts molecular-qubit performance
August 29, 2025
Giulia Gallia and Argonne scientists develop a computational method to design molecular qubits with precision, paving the way for advanced quantum technologies.
UChicago chemistry professors recognized with prestigious ACS Awards
August 29, 2025
Dmitri Talapin and John Anderson honored for their pioneering contributions to chemistry.
Scientists program cells to create ‘biological qubit’ in quantum breakthrough
August 29, 2025
David Awschalom was involved in multidisciplinary effort that has designed quantum tech that can be produced naturally by cells.
Another Earth-like exoplanet crossed off the list: the JWST shows that GJ 3929b has no atmosphere
August 29, 2025
UChicago astronomers using JWST reveal GJ 3929b is a bare rock, lacking atmosphere, advancing our understanding of rocky exoplanet evolution.
Building a quantum powerhouse in the US Midwest
August 29, 2025
UChicago’s David Awschalom joins Physics World Weekly to discuss how Illinois is emerging as a hub for quantum innovation with labs and industry.
AI now matches prediction markets in forecasting real events, study finds
August 29, 2025
University of Chicago’s Prophet Arena pits AI models against live prediction markets. Early results suggest machines can match, and sometimes beat, the wisdom of crowds.
Scientists crack the mystsery of galactic filaments and magnetic fields at the heart of the Milky Way
August 29, 2025
New study reveals how magnetic fields shape Sagittarius C, fueling star birth and cosmic filaments in the Milky Way’s heart.
Researchers engineer cells to develop biological qubits in pioneering multidisciplinary breakthrough
August 29, 2025
UChicago scientists including David Awschalom turn fluorescent proteins into living qubits, pioneering quantum sensing inside cells and reshaping bioimaging.
Cybersecurity training doesn’t work: time wasted with no impact, study finds
August 29, 2025
UChicago and UCSD study finds cybersecurity training barely reduces phishing risk, 56% of employees clicked fake links in tests.
Sensors could permanently fly in the “ignorosphere” using novel propulsion technique
August 29, 2025
UChicago and Harvard researchers use photophoresis to design tiny flyers for monitoring Earth’s elusive mesosphere.
Scientists have created a protein qubit inside a living cell
August 29, 2025
An incredible breakthrough brings quantum-scale precision sensing to living biological systems.
Diamond biosensors detect 49 biomolecules for faster diagnostics
August 29, 2025
UChicago team develops diamond biosensor detecting 49 biomolecules at once, paving the way for faster, scalable medical diagnostics.
Can red dwarf planets support life? Webb investigates TRAPPIST-1
August 29, 2025
UChicago & Montréal researchers using NASA’s Webb find TRAPPIST-1 d lacks an Earth-like atmosphere, ruling it out as a potential twin.
Sunlight-powered flyers could unlock secrets of Earth’s atmosphere
August 29, 2025
UChicago and Harvard scientists design sunlight-powered flyers that can levitate into the mesosphere using photophoresis, opening new ways to study climate and weather.