Materials science

In bioelectronics breakthrough, scientists create soft, flexible semiconductors Closeup photo of a bare hand with a sticky, flexible blue patch draped over two fingers

In bioelectronics breakthrough, scientists create soft, flexible semiconductors

UChicago scientists invent a way to bond diamond layers for quantum devices Black and white microscope image of two repeating lattices of atoms with a seam in the middle

UChicago scientists invent a way to bond diamond layers for quantum devices

UChicago scientists invent faster method to make advanced membranes for water filters Chong Liu

UChicago scientists invent faster method to make advanced membranes for water filters

UChicago scientists discover new material for optically-controlled magnetic memory Artist illustration of a field of particles

UChicago scientists discover new material for optically-controlled magnetic memory

A breakthrough by UChicago scientists enables greener microfabrication Chuanwang Yang

A breakthrough by UChicago scientists enables greener microfabrication

UChicago scientists pioneer technique to visualize anti-ferroelectric materials Sarah King (left) and Joseph Spellburg (right)

UChicago scientists pioneer technique to visualize anti-ferroelectric materials

Prof. Stuart Rowan elected to the Royal Society Photo of Stuart Rowan looking at camera standing in center of windowed hallway

Prof. Stuart Rowan elected to the Royal Society

UChicago scientists invent ultra-thin, minimally-invasive pacemaker controlled by light A photograph of a scientist wearing blue gloves in a laboratory and holding tweezers in one hand and a small memrane on a transparent sheet in the other

UChicago scientists invent ultra-thin, minimally-invasive pacemaker controlled by light

A better understanding of quicksand-like fluids could lead to future technology Quicksand

A better understanding of quicksand-like fluids could lead to future technology

Transistor can adhere to internal organs like tape Ph.D. student Nan Li, first author of the new paper, holds up a sample of the adhesive transistor.

Transistor can adhere to internal organs like tape