What are data centers, and why do they need so much power? An expert explains
UChicago computer science Prof. Andrew A. Chien, former vice president of research at Intel, answers questions about AI, sustainability and water
New simulation projects what the Milky Way looked like at ‘cosmic dawn’
Most complex rendering of its kind provides insight into early days of our home galaxy
UChicago physicist Vincenzo Vitelli named 2026 MacArthur Fellow
Vitelli honored for his innovative research reimagining possibilities of unconventional materials
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
South Pole Telescope releases clearest map ever of matter in the distant universe
Study led by UChicago researchers uses bending by gravity of the oldest light in the universe to map the intervening structure
New method swaps single atom in a molecule to speed drug discovery
UChicago chemists invent faster, cheaper technique to turn isoxazoles into pyrroles, a building block for medicines
New method boosts crop yield and drought resistance using plants’ own genes
UChicago tests lifted rice harvests up using plants’ own protein, with implications for other crops
Chemists shrink gallium nitride, the material behind LED lighting, into nanocrystals
Molten-salt method from UChicago and Argonne could unlock durable materials for printed electronics, flexible devices
Distant exoplanets may be hiding water beyond Webb Telescope’s reach, study finds
UChicago scientists offer new way to read atmospheric data on a vast class of 'sub-Neptune' worlds
Powerful seismic waves from Japan’s 2011 earthquake struck Earth’s core and bounced back up, moving island eastward
Event is first documented to involve four major tectonic plates, finds UChicago scientist Sunyoung Park