Chemistry

Shearing triggers odd behavior in microscopic particles

Shearing triggers odd behavior in microscopic particles

Members of Chemistry faculty collect more honors for their research

Members of Chemistry faculty collect more honors for their research

American Chemical Society to present Arthur W. Adamson Award to Steven Sibener

American Chemical Society to present Arthur W. Adamson Award to Steven Sibener

Chemist Jared Lewis selected as 2011 Searle Scholar

Chemist Jared Lewis selected as 2011 Searle Scholar

Faculty members garner honors, recognition during International Year of Chemistry

Faculty members garner honors, recognition during International Year of Chemistry

New method improves modeling of electrons’ motions in complex molecules

New method improves modeling of electrons’ motions in complex molecules

UChicago chemist Stuart Rice to receive 2011 Wolf Prize

UChicago chemist Stuart Rice to receive 2011 Wolf Prize

Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel

Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel

Goldwater scholars share passion for science

Goldwater scholars share passion for science

Two College students are among the 321 national students named Goldwater scholars by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for their outstanding achievements in science.


Julia Morse

Carbon-14 dating, explained A 2,000 year old painted wood mask from an ancient Egyptian coffin.

Carbon-14 dating, explained

First developed in the late 1940s at UChicago, carbon dating can determine the age of organic materials as old as 60,000 years.