UChicago scientists measure intertwining vortices in laboratory

UChicago physicists play leading role in confirming theory predicted four decades ago

Kersten lecture hall renamed for pioneering Nobel laureate

Fermilab part of collaboration that aims to break ground in particle physics research

Alzheimer’s disease results from a dysfunctional stacking of protein molecules that form long fibers inside brain cells. Similar stacking occurs in sickle-cell anemia and mad cow disease. Scientists know these...Read more

Silicon carbide readily lends itself to production of quantum devices

New research by physicists at the University of Chicago settles a longstanding disagreement over the formation of exotic quantum particles known as Efimov molecules. The findings , published last month...Read more

Parker Solar Probe honors Prof. Eugene Parker for his solar wind discovery

UChicago scientists part of international XENON collaboration

Argonne scientists mathematically describe non-equilibrium phase transitions

For the chips in our computers and smartphones to get faster, their components—the circuits and wires through which signals flow—have to get smaller. The miniaturization of these wires has taken...Read more

Study of rigidity could help predict material failure, control cracking

Prof. Emeritus Isaac Abella, a popular teacher, cherished resident master and noted physicist who worked on the early development of lasers, died Oct. 23 in Chicago of complications related to...Read more

New research conducted at the University of Chicago has confirmed a decades-old theory describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions. The findings, published in the Nov. 4 issue of Science...Read more

Prof. Edward W. “Rocky” Kolb, dean of the Division of Physical Sciences, will present a lecture titled ‘The Mysterious Dark Universe’ on Oct. 24 at the Illinois Institute of Technology...Read more

Prof. Edward Kolb discusses physicists’ hunt for elusive dark matter particles

Scholar remembered for groundbreaking research on particle physics and cosmic rays

Barry Barish, a key scientific leader behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), will deliver a free public lecture on the “The Detection of Gravitational Waves from Binary Black Hole...Read more

Week of events to include physics slam, public lecture on gravitational waves

$10 million grant supports international team’s efforts