Materials science

Prof. Stuart Rowan elected to the Royal Society

"It's an enormous honor and more than a little humbling"

Transistor can adhere to internal organs like tape

UChicago researchers’ design makes stable, suture-free medical monitoring in body possible

University of Chicago scientists invent smallest known way to guide light

Scientists found that a sheet of glass crystal just a few atoms thick could trap and carry light. Not only that, but it was surprisingly efficient and could travel relatively long distances—up to a centimeter, which is very far in the world of light-based computing.

Study reveals long-debated makeup of the molecules that help organize your cells

Structure of polyelectrolyte complexes could lead to better drugs and technology, say UChicago scientists

UChicago researchers develop stretchable OLED display

Scientists with Pritzker Molecular Engineering design flexible electronics with range of applications

A chemist who studies the spots where chaos sneaks in

UChicago Asst. Prof. Sarah King awarded prestigious Cottrell Scholarship