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Quantum technologies demand increasingly compact and controllable circuit elements, and a team led by Eric I. Rosenthal, Christopher S. Wang from the University of Chicago, and Jamison Sloan now proposes a novel approach using quantum paraelectric materials.

Is Earth getting a second moon? "ChicagoLIVE" talks with Derek Buzasi, Senior Instructional Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Chicago, who breaks down the viral “second moon” chatter. He explains what asteroid 2025 PN7 really is — a quasi-moon, or temporary companion to Earth — and why scientists believe it could orbit with us for the next 50 to 60 years before drifting away.

The mergers, measured in October and November of 2024 by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, advance scientific understanding of the nature of black hole formation and fundamental physics.

Molecule and semiconductor combination could open new avenues for technology and discovery.

Hands-on, shape-aware generative authoring for swarm user interfaces wins best demo at UIST 2025.

UChicago-led study analyzes massive galaxy clusters mapped by the Dark Energy Survey, offering a new way to probe cosmic laws.

Nobel laureates and nuclear experts urge action on a looming threat.

Astronomers have unveiled a new catalog of massive galaxy clusters, revealing new insight on the evolution of the universe.

New research shows that galvanic vestibular stimulation can help people relearn balance after injury or neurological conditions by tapping directly into the brain’s sense of orientation and movement.

Tiffany Shaw, professor in Geophysical Sciences, has been appointed a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Seventh Report (AR7).

Haifeng Xu and his team at SIGMA Lab launch Prophet Arena, a platform to test how well AI can forecast the future.

1,2-oxaborines can shift into 11 different ring shapes to make modifying molecular cores easy. Article features UChicago chemist Guangbin Dong's research.

The Origins Federation Conference united scientists across disciplines in the search for how life emerged and evolved.

The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics program connects students from Chicago Public Schools with UChicago astronomers and physicists.

Littlewood has received his award for leading international research institutions, including Argonne National Laboratory and the Cavendish Laboratory, and especially as founding executive chair of the Faraday Institution, the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage research.