Physical Sciences

The physicist who finds fundamental truths in spilled coffee Sidney Nagel observes a contraption filled with blue sand while standing inside his office

The physicist who finds fundamental truths in spilled coffee

How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions Salamander

How organisms filter out the noise to make accurate predictions

UChicago, Argonne scientists zero in on molecules that could fight COVID-19 Scientist works in lab holding pipette

UChicago, Argonne scientists zero in on molecules that could fight COVID-19

Dark Energy Survey finds new evidence for emerging way to measure dark matter Side by side images, one hazy, one sharp with many small points of light

Dark Energy Survey finds new evidence for emerging way to measure dark matter

Five UChicago scientists named 2020 AAAS fellows University of Chicago campus with the Chicago skyline in the background

Five UChicago scientists named 2020 AAAS fellows

Chicago pollution inspired scholar’s career as chemist and environmental activist R. Stephen Berry

Chicago pollution inspired scholar’s career as chemist and environmental activist

The Artful Universe
 with cosmologist Michael Turner set for Feb. 5

The Artful Universe
 with cosmologist Michael Turner set for Feb. 5

Three graduate students earn Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes

Three graduate students earn Physical Sciences Teaching Prizes