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A handheld COVID-19 test could deliver results in five minutes—for just $10

A handheld COVID-19 test could deliver results in five minutes—for just $10

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Medicine, Physical Sciences

Accurate and widespread testing is crucial to managing the coronavirus pandemic, but many people in the U.S. still can’t get tested for COVID-19 without visiting designated sites. A new research project could lead to a solution: an affordable, at-home test that offers...
Two UChicago scientists selected for entrepreneurship program to develop quantum tech

Two UChicago scientists selected for entrepreneurship program to develop quantum tech

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, National Laboratories, Quantum

Argonne, Polsky Center will help young inventors commercialize their ideas Two University of Chicago innovators developing quantum technologies are among six selected for Argonne National Laboratory’s entrepreneurship program, Chain Reaction Innovations, which helps...
Researchers pioneer method to purify water using solar energy

Researchers pioneer method to purify water using solar energy

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, National Laboratories

As the global population grows, fresh water supplies are more precious than ever. While scientists and engineers know how to purify water, making those methods sustainable and energy efficient is another question. One promising approach is solar-driven distillation,...
UChicago chemists focus on special carbon atoms important in pharmaceuticals

UChicago chemists focus on special carbon atoms important in pharmaceuticals

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Medicine

Pharmaceutical chemists have a trick when they’re designing a drug and want to make it easier for the body to take up without metabolic side effects: they might add a quaternary center—a carbon atom bonded to four other carbon atoms. The trouble is, such centers are...
Microbiome Research Symposium highlights potential of research-backed startups to impact patient care

Microbiome Research Symposium highlights potential of research-backed startups to impact patient care

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Medicine, National Laboratories

The University of Chicago’s Microbiome Research Symposium last month brought together experts from UChicago, Argonne National Laboratory and the Marine Biological Laboratory to meet with students, postdoctoral scholars and early-career scientists. Participants...
Key advances in scientific research and innovation in 2018

Key advances in scientific research and innovation in 2018

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Medicine, National Laboratories, Physical Sciences

This year brought us discoveries, developments and advances that uncovered new knowledge and informed fields of research. In 2018, we saw the launch of a named probe into the sun, the growth of a quantum technology hub, the critical first particle tracks in a new...
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