National Laboratories, Physical Sciences
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering research could lead to new technology Liquid crystals are widely used in technologies such as displays, which manipulate their orientation to display colors across the spectrum. In traditional displays, liquid crystals are...
National Laboratories, Physical Sciences
Accelerator at UChicago-affiliated lab will boost discovery across scientific fields For the past quarter-century, the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory has helped scientists and engineers make groundbreaking discoveries—providing extremely bright...
National Laboratories, Physical Sciences
The Negev desert, which covers half of Israel’s land mass, is so dry that parts of it get less than three inches of water a year. But beneath it is water that sustains the people and agriculture of the region. Understanding where it came from, how much is there and...
Physical Sciences, Quantum
Black holes fascinate the public and scientists alike because they are where it all breaks down: matter, unlucky stars and space flotsam, and our understanding of physics. And while scientists have chipped away at their mysteries—from capturing the first image of one,...
