Physics

In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space

Unique UChicago-led instrument PUEO caught a ride aboard a NASA balloon in search of high-energy neutrinos

Supermassive black holes sit in ‘eye of their own storms,’ studies find

XRISM satellite allows UChicago scientists to directly detect turbulence driven by Perseus, M87 black holes

Using quantum mechanics, researchers crack the hidden chemistry of ice

New theory by UChicago PME researchers has implications for melting permafrost and climate change

A UChicago professor’s ‘artisanal’ approach to science

Physicist Arvind Murugan earns Schmidt Science Polymath award for work at intersection of physics, biology, computation and materials science

Scientists create ‘odd’ objects that adapt and move over obstacles

Advance in robot locomotion by UChicago, University of Amsterdam researchers could offer new avenues for design