Research

Physicists create vortex knot—akin to 'tying a smoke ring'

Prof. William Irvine and postdoc Dustin Kleckner create first knotted vortex in laboratory


Hunt for distant planets intensifies

Armed with new tools, UChicago astronomers search for worlds like Earth


Steve Koppes

Q&A: Guns, Cities and the Death of Hadiya Pendleton

Prof. Jens Ludwig, co-director of Crime Lab discusses urban crime and gun legislation in wake of shooting


Time Magazine

How the first chain reaction changed science

Legacy of 1942 breakthrough on campus includes advances in many fields


New center kindles the future of energy

Energy Department awards $120 million to Argonne-led team for energy storage innovation


New center kindles the future of energy

Energy Department awards $120 million to Argonne-led team for energy storage innovation


Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt

Curator Jack Green says Oriental Institute exhibition shows how birds embodied the life cycle of rebirth and death


Just thinking about math can make your head hurt, study confirms

Prof. Sian Beilock finds that math anxiety prompts brain activity similar to what occurs when a person is in pain


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