Physics

Isaac Abella, physicist, teacher and resident master, 1934-2016

Isaac Abella, physicist, teacher and resident master, 1934-2016

Researchers confirm decades-old theory describing principles of phase transitions

Researchers confirm decades-old theory describing principles of phase transitions

Prof. Rocky Kolb to present Oct. 24 lecture on 'mysterious dark universe'

Prof. Rocky Kolb to present Oct. 24 lecture on 'mysterious dark universe'

Physics Confronts Its Heart of Darkness

Physics Confronts Its Heart of Darkness


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James W. Cronin, Nobel laureate and pioneering physicist, 1931-2016 James Cronin

James W. Cronin, Nobel laureate and pioneering physicist, 1931-2016

Public invited to free lecture on detection of gravitational waves on Aug. 9

Public invited to free lecture on detection of gravitational waves on Aug. 9

Chicago to host world’s largest conference on high-energy physics Particle collision

Chicago to host world’s largest conference on high-energy physics

UChicago leads Simons Foundation collaboration to study the physics of glass Glass being melted

UChicago leads Simons Foundation collaboration to study the physics of glass

Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes Image of the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward as the black holes spiral toward each other

Gravitational waves detected from second pair of colliding black holes

UChicago physicists first to see behavior of quantum materials in curved space Three side-by-side images of atoms

UChicago physicists first to see behavior of quantum materials in curved space