Creating an Artificial Sense of Touch Through Electrical Stimuli
Research brings us closer to creating prosethic limbs that recreate a sense of touch
University of Chicago
Shape-Shifting Molecule Tricks Viruses into Mutating Themselves to Death
A newly developed spectroscopy method is helping to clarify the poorly understood molecular process by which an anti-HIV drug induces lethal mutations in the virus’ genetic material. The findings from the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could bolster efforts to develop the next generation of anti-viral treatments.
Study Identifies Common Elements of STEM Schools
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics schools vary in many ways, but they share eight major common elements. So finds a nationwide study of 23 STEM schools conducted by the University of Chicago’s Outlier Research & Evaluation group.
Exotic, Gigantic Molecules Fit Inside Each Other Like Russian Nesting Dolls
University of Chicago scientists have experimentally observed for the first time a phenomenon in ultracold, three-atom molecules predicted by Russian theoretical physicist Vitaly Efimov in 1970.
First-of-its-kind Facility Expands Access to Large-scale Cancer Genomic Data
University of Chicago to establish Genomic Data Commons.
$2 Million Supercomputer Upgrade will Boost Biomedical Research
For three years, the Beagle supercomputer has driven University of Chicago biology and medical research into new computational territories, fueling groundbreaking research in genomics, drug design, and personalized medicine. Now, with a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, UChicago’s high-performance computing resource for biomedical research is ready for an upgrade that will enable the next wave of pioneering discoveries.
Big Ideas Generator Aims to Spark Research Innovation with Wine Tastings and Coffee
The University of Chicago’s research accelerator, Arete, is running its own experiment—how to bolster promising and novel research ideas before their merit has been recognized. Arete has created the Big Ideas Generator to help get those early stage ideas into motion.
Trouble Starting a Task? Perception of Deadline May Be the Problem
Completing tasks and crossing them off the ubiquitous "to-do" list is a great feeling. But what about those nagging tasks we keep putting off? What’s the difference between those jobs that get completed and those that do not?
Precarious Work Schedules Common Among Younger Workers
One wish many workers may have following this Labor Day is for more control and predictability of their work schedules. A new report finds that unpredictability is widespread in many workers’ schedules—one reason why organized labor groups and policymakers are now focusing on work schedule reform.
Do We Live in a 2-D Hologram?
New Fermilab experiment will test the nature of the universe.