Chemistry

Illustration of mitochondria, golgi bodies, etc inside a cell

UChicago scientists pioneer new method of measuring electricity in cells

Liquid Crystals

Ten cool research stories you might have missed this year

University of Chicago campus with the Chicago skyline in the background

Five UChicago scientists named 2020 AAAS fellows

Stress Fibers and Microtubules in Human Breast Cancer Cells.

New nanotechology design provides hope for personalized ‘vaccination’ to treat cancer

IBM quantum computer

UChicago scientists turn IBM computer into a quantum material

HIV virus

Researchers discover how a small molecule is the key to HIV forming capsules

Ink in a vial

UChicago chemists invent way to customize compounds just a few atoms thick

Laser cutter

A laser cutter could create new wave of bioelectronics

Artist's illustration of a new electrocatalytic process that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol

A new catalyst can make ethanol out of carbon dioxide

Prof. Stephen Berry in his office

R. Stephen Berry, ‘one of the most influential chemists of his generation,’ 1931-2020