Computing and Data Science, Physical Sciences
UChicago scholars consider possibilities—and pitfalls—that their fields could see In the last 10 years, we saw discoveries scientists had only dreamed of—from the precise genetic engineering allowed by a little molecule called CRISPR to being able to detect ripples in...
National Laboratories, Physical Sciences
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and its international partners on Nov. 14 broke ground on an innovative experiment that aims to answer some of the biggest questions about the universe. The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility will one day produce the world’s most...
National Laboratories, Physical Sciences, Uncategorized
The first cell phone, released in 1983, was the size of a brick and weighed two-and-a-half pounds. The newest Apple Watch, released this fall, weighs 1.1 ounces. These kind of technological leaps have been made possible by finding new and inventive ways of combining...
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...
