As climate change accelerates, the oceans are rapidly acidifying. An innovative new study by University of Chicago biologists shows that mussels raised in an...

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A deaf child gained hearing—then lost it. Was there a better way to help?

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For families with deaf children, a cochlear implant can feel like a miracle: An electronic device weighing less than an ounce, seemingly...

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Physicist taps quantum mechanics to crack molecular secrets

asianct - December 26, 2019 0

There are few scientists who would describe condensed matter physics—a branch that studies the behavior of solid matter—as “simple.”

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Polsky Center expanding undergrad track of New Venture Challenge

asianct - December 16, 2019 0

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is expanding the undergraduate track of the nationally ranked Edward L. Kaplan, ’71,...

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In surprise breakthrough, scientists create quantum states in everyday electronics

asianct - December 13, 2019 0

After decades of miniaturization, the electronic components we’ve relied on for computers and modern technologies are now starting to reach fundamental limits....

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From UChicago to Nobel: How John Goodenough sparked the wireless revolution

asianct - December 12, 2019 0

John B. Goodenough can still remember, word for word, what a University of Chicago professor told him when he arrived on campus...

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Parker Solar Probe’s first discoveries: Odd phenomena in space weather, solar wind

asianct - December 11, 2019 0

Last summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe split the predawn skies in a blaze of light as it headed closer to the sun...

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Young Adult novelist and alum writes stories of ‘revolutionary girls’

asianct - December 10, 2019 0

Though Samira Ahmed may be long graduated from the University of Chicago, she’s still at home in the intellectual community of Hyde...

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New quantum loop provides testbed for quantum communication technology

Does capitalism need protection from big business? A UChicago economist says yes

UChicago, Field Museum scientists discover oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust

Between classes, student talks sports and draws big names to podcast in his dorm

UChicago is home to one of world’s largest carillons—and it takes requests

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