Physics

Side by side comparison of line drawings of different kinds of order

Researchers discover that materials ‘remember’ past stresses as they age

Illustration of a physics phenomenon with four "wings" emanating from the center.

How a ‘vegetable ion’ helped scientists unlock theory behind transitions of materials

Scientists in quantum lab

In surprise breakthrough, scientists create quantum states in everyday electronics

Parker Solar Probe illustration

Parker Solar Probe’s first discoveries: Odd phenomena in space weather, solar wind

Neutrino bubbles

Theorists discover the ‘Rosetta Stone’ for neutrino physics

Phoenix galaxy cluster

Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens

Sound waves

X-rays reveal the inner workings of quantum sound-wave technology

Scholars in Searle Lab

UChicago to collaborate with leading French research center

Alex Eskin

UChicago mathematician, physicists win $3 million ‘Oscars of science’

Albert A. Michelson

UChicago names building after pioneering physicist Albert Michelson