Luca Grandi

XENON experiment finds quietest neutrinos ever detected Photo of 3 scientists in protective gear installing an array below a large copper detector.

XENON experiment finds quietest neutrinos ever detected

Ultra-sensitive detector designed by UChicago team to search for dark matter captures elusive low-energy neutrino particles from the sun

Sep 24, 2026
Dark matter, explained Dark matter

Dark matter, explained

In all likelihood, we are standing in a sea of dark matter and don’t know it, because it virtually never interacts with our atoms. Learn how scientists at UChicago are searching to understand this mysterious substance.

Mar 26, 2026
Scientists measure half-life of element that’s longer than the age of the universe XENON1T experiment

Scientists measure half-life of element that’s longer than the age of the universe

Apr 24, 2019
World’s most sensitive dark matter detector releases first results dark matter

World’s most sensitive dark matter detector releases first results

May 18, 2017
New ultra-sensitive instrument aims to detect hints of elusive dark matter particles

New ultra-sensitive instrument aims to detect hints of elusive dark matter particles

Nov 11, 2015
UChicago awards $225,000 to Fermilab-University collaborators

UChicago awards $225,000 to Fermilab-University collaborators

Aug 14, 2013

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