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See the winning images of the inaugural UChicago ‘Science as Art’ contest A thin section of a primitive meteorite called an ordinary chondrite

See the winning images of the inaugural UChicago ‘Science as Art’ contest

Scientists shave ‘hairs’ off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties Particles self assemble into supercrystals

Scientists shave ‘hairs’ off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties

Breakthrough by UChicago chemists could yield future devices such as next-gen displays and solar cells

James W. Truran, pioneer in nuclear astrophysics and beloved colleague, 1940-2022 James Truran

James W. Truran, pioneer in nuclear astrophysics and beloved colleague, 1940-2022

Eugene Parker, ‘legendary figure’ in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022 Eugene Parker poses for a portrait in his Hyde Park home in 2019

Eugene Parker, ‘legendary figure’ in solar science and namesake of Parker Solar Probe, 1927-2022

196 lasers help scientists recreate the conditions inside gigantic galaxy clusters National Ignition Facility technician

196 lasers help scientists recreate the conditions inside gigantic galaxy clusters

Experiments point the way to solving mystery that keeps clusters hot

Prof. Wendy Freedman named speaker for UChicago’s 2022 Convocation celebration Wendy Freedman

Prof. Wendy Freedman named speaker for UChicago’s 2022 Convocation celebration

World-renowned cosmologist to deliver address during June 4 ceremony

Researchers show how to make ‘computer’ out of liquid crystals An illustration depicting how liquid crystals could be used to perform computations .

Researchers show how to make ‘computer’ out of liquid crystals

Breakthrough at UChicago could pave the way for applications in robotics, computing using soft materials

Local nuclear reactor helps UChicago scientists catch and study neutrinos Man in hard hat stands near roped-off area with chest-height box in industrial setting

Local nuclear reactor helps UChicago scientists catch and study neutrinos

UChicago scientists create strange quantum ‘domain walls’ in laboratory Blob of atoms with a faintly visible line dividing two halves

UChicago scientists create strange quantum ‘domain walls’ in laboratory

Controlled for first time, quantum phenomenon could suggest avenues for technology

Robot-aided assembly could help scientists speed pace of discovery for new technologies Robotic 4D pixel stacking mockup

Robot-aided assembly could help scientists speed pace of discovery for new technologies

Technique by UChicago scientists creates ‘assembly line’ for integrating new materials