The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Chicago a prestigious Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) grant to establish MOSAIC, a groundbreaking research center dedicated to revolutionizing our understanding of chemical reactions at the atomic level. MOSAIC will leverage cutting-edge electron microscopy techniques and advanced liquid cell platforms to observe chemical reactions in real-time, with the goal of driving transformative advancements in fields such as catalysis, energy storage, and materials science. This interdisciplinary center unites leading researchers from the University of Chicago, UIC, and UIUC, fostering collaboration and innovation with the potential for significant societal impact.

An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University (MSU) uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are inconsistent with observational gamma-ray astronomy. The discovery came after the team used an innovative new experimental method to investigate uncertain nuclear properties of an unstable isotope.

Researchers at the universities in Mainz and Leiden have developed a simple model system that can be used to break down fibrils – the cause of numerous disorders including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease – into their constituent single units or liquid droplets

How to keep stray radiation from “shorting” superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish it.

A research team led by Marina Emborg, professor of medical physics in the UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and Timothy Nelson, physician scientist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, reported recently in the journal Cell Transplantation that heart muscle cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells can integrate into the hearts of monkeys with a state of pressure overload.