7+ hour, 50+ min ago  (746+ words) Nanocrystals are so useful that they formed the basis of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But for all their usefulness, to date, scientists have only been able to make these microscopic crystals from a limited palette of materials. A group…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (448+ words) University of Chicago professors Frank Calegari and Young-Kee Kim have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. Since its founding in 1660, the Royal Society’s purpose has been to recognize, promote, and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (891+ words) Battery electrolytes aren’t just one chemical, but a complex mixture of salts, solvents and additives interacting and reacting with each other. Artificial intelligence has made great headway in helping select ideal materials to go into that chemical soup. But a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (356+ words) Glyn Dawson, an expert on lipid biochemistry and longtime professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Chicago, died April 14 at the age of 83. Dawson was known for multiple discoveries about the nervous…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (645+ words) One of the most common types of medicine is a category called small-molecule drugs. This includes the pills you’re used to taking, such as ibuprofen, but the category covers drugs for everything from eczema to cancer. However, when researchers want…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (404+ words) Two University of Chicago scholars have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, joining other scientists and researchers chosen in “recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” Profs. Chuan He and Joseph Thornton are among the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (558+ words) If your body needs a boost, the fix might already be in your phone. A new study from the University of Chicago taps an ingredient most often used in the lithium-ion batteries that power our devices to open new avenues…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (425+ words) Four University of Chicago scholars were named 2025 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their distinguished contributions to the sciences. Erin J. Adams, Seth Darling, Vincenzo Vitelli and Carlos E.M. Wagner were among the fellows elected as AAAS…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (697+ words) Thanks to modern LED bulbs, light is cheaper than ever to make—except for one particular kind. Three University of Chicago scientists have announced an innovative way to create infrared light, which has long been a more difficult task than…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (796+ words) MXenes are a class of two-dimensional materials with remarkable industrial potential. Pronounced like the name “Maxine,” they were first identified just 14 years ago. But their use so far has been limited by the complex and costly process required to make…...