Physics

Department of Physics honors National Medal of Science winners

Department of Physics honors National Medal of Science winners

UChicago scientists use gyroscopes to find unusual state of matter Gyros

UChicago scientists use gyroscopes to find unusual state of matter

Quantum systems work together for change, UChicago scientists find

Quantum systems work together for change, UChicago scientists find

Computational astrophysics team uncloaks magnetic fields of cosmic events Laser beams

Computational astrophysics team uncloaks magnetic fields of cosmic events

Scientists lay out why some origami won’t fold under pressure

Scientists lay out why some origami won’t fold under pressure

Prof. Juan de Pablo wins prestigious American Physical Society prize

Prof. Juan de Pablo wins prestigious American Physical Society prize

LIGO announces detection of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars Illustration of gravitational waves

LIGO announces detection of gravitational waves from colliding neutron stars

UChicago physicist lauds Nobel winners who led efforts to detect gravitational waves simulation of black holes colliding

UChicago physicist lauds Nobel winners who led efforts to detect gravitational waves

Clever experiment documents multi-scale fluid dynamics

Clever experiment documents multi-scale fluid dynamics

World’s smallest neutrino detector observes elusive interactions of particles

World’s smallest neutrino detector observes elusive interactions of particles