UChicago scholar’s theory underpins what may be largest objects to be linked together

Andrew Mastbaum discusses research as part of 2018 Compton Lecture series

Study examines how to manipulate photons for quantum engineering

Jupiter’s got no sway. The biggest planet in the solar system has no tilt as it moves, so its poles have never been visible from Earth. But in the past...Read more

Molecular technique holds potential to make chemistry greener and more precise

You don’t have to be perfectly organized to pull off a wave, according to University of Chicago scientists. Using a set of gyroscopes linked together, physicists explored the behavior of...Read more

Physicists observe particles acting coherently as they undergo phase transitions

Study could improve self-assembling structures like heart stents and satellite solar panels

UChicago scientists find that self-assembling structures get stuck during the folding process due to intrinsic sticking points, and in a new paper detail ways to mitigate some issues with the...Read more

Juan de Pablo, the Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering, has been awarded the 2018 Polymer Physics Prize “for his innovative...Read more

UChicago physicists calculate expansion rate of universe using breakthrough research

LIGO collaborator Daniel Holz credits trio for scientific leadership

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