NSF, Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy
UChicago part of SkAI Institute to develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution
NSF awards $20 million to build AI models that predict scientific discoveries and technological advancements
UChicago-led research team to create an AI-driven “global observatory and virtual laboratory”
UChicago to partner on $12 million NSF project to ‘decarbonize’ computing
Led by UMass Amherst, goal is to explore grid decarbonization and reduce carbon in computing
UChicago physicists develop a modular robot with liquid and solid properties
‘Granulobot’ can reassemble and reorganize to adapt to its environment
Committee lays out research priorities for future of U.S. particle physics
P5 report includes UChicago, Fermilab experiments to study neutrinos, cosmic microwave background
NSF awards up to $21.4M for design of next-gen telescopes to capture earliest moments of universe
Instruments would help us understand beginning, history, makeup of the universe
UChicago to partner in $25M NSF center for optoelectronic, quantum tech
Five-year, University of Washington-led center will ‘transform fields’
Ten cool research stories you might have missed this year
Synthetic tissue inspired by takeout & sustainably feeding 10 billion people among innovative research
UChicago to partner on transformative QuSTEAM quantum education initiative
With NSF funding, Midwestern universities will develop curricula, build more inclusive field
NSF grant accelerates development for one of the world’s most powerful telescopes
UChicago-affiliated Giant Magellan Telescope to transform humanity’s view and understanding of the universe at first light