Chemistry

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering lab students

For a sustainable future, scientists rethink plastics and devices

Argonne scientist Jessica L. Durham conducts research inside the Materials Engineering Research Facility

Learn about science, engineering in free public events for Argonne’s 75th anniversary

Aerial image of the Advanced Photon Source, a large circular building, with the Chicago skyline in the distance

Argonne National Laboratory celebrates 75 years of scientific discovery

A research team at the University of Chicago is exploring how cells remember and respond to environmental pressure. In a simulated actin network, actin filaments start out randomly oriented (left) but align after pressure is applied (right).

UChicago scientists experiment with materials that can “remember”

Campus

Four UChicago scientists awarded Early Career Awards from Department of Energy

Hungry for Nitrogen

Building molecules like Tinkertoys? A breakthrough study may pave the way

Electron microscope image of a 3D sphere with tiny particles on its surface

UChicago scientists design ‘nanotraps’ to catch and clear coronavirus from tissue

illustration of Chlorobium tepidum bacteria

Bacteria know how to exploit quantum mechanics, UChicago study finds

Scientist works in lab holding pipette

UChicago, Argonne scientists zero in on molecules that could fight COVID-19

Heart pacing nature nano

New self-assembly method creates bioelectronics out of microscopic structures