Downcoding’ attack demonstrates flaws in anonymizing data

Common deidentification methods don't fully protect data privacy, study finds | Continue reading


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New study lays out hidden backstory behind deadly Pacific Northwest heat wave

UChicago scientists create framework for better understanding extreme events | Continue reading


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Chicago expands and activates quantum network

Quantum security trials with Toshiba have begun on 124-mile quantum network—one of the nation’s longest—which will soon be open to industry and academics for testing. | Continue reading


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Eugene Parker, Namesake of Parker Solar Probe, Passes

Eugene N. Parker, a pioneering astrophysicist who proposed the concept of the solar wind, died March 15. He was 94. | Continue reading


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Researchers show how to make ‘computer’ out of liquid crystals

Breakthrough at UChicago could pave the way for applications in robotics, computing using soft materials | Continue reading


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Scientists create quantum ‘domain walls’ in laboratory

Controlled for first time, quantum phenomenon could suggest avenues for technology | Continue reading


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What the Muon g-2 results mean for how we understand the universe

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Perfect pitch study: Why can’t we identify music notes as well as colors?

Neuroscientists explore how people with absolute pitch process sounds | Continue reading


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Opening the gate to the next generation of information processing

New technology paves the way for improved information transfer in emerging ‘magnonics’ field | Continue reading


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More cell phone data use is negatively affecting Wi-Fi performance, study finds

UChicago researchers find competition between networks decreases performance | Continue reading


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Taking Aliens Seriously, with Avi Loeb (Ep. 68)

Scientist claims aliens have visited us—and we should invest in searching for extraterrestrials | Continue reading


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UChicago, Fermilab physicists build quantum bit that can search for dark matter

Qubits offer a fast, highly reliable way to solve one of the great mysteries in physics | Continue reading


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Researchers Achieve First “Sustained” Long Distance Quantum Teleportation

Quantum information ‘teleported’ at Fermilab, Caltech represents step toward quantum internet | Continue reading


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Study helps pinpoint when Earth’s tectonic plates began

Rocks tell story of planet’s transition from alien landscape to continents, oceans and life | Continue reading


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A new tool to protect yourself against facial recognition software

A new tool to protect yourself against facial recognition software | Continue reading


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One UChicago scholar has shaped writing for generations of students

How one UChicago scholar has shaped writing for generations of students | Continue reading


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Machine learning reveals recipe for building artificial proteins

Machine learning reveals recipe for building artificial proteins | Continue reading


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First gene knockout in cephalopod achieved, producing transparent squid

Scientists ‘knock out’ squid pigmentation gene for the first time | Continue reading


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Department of Energy unveils blueprint for quantum internet

Department of Energy unveils blueprint for quantum internet in event at University of Chicago | Continue reading


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UChicago scientists model how saltwater behaves deep below Earth’s surface

UChicago scientists model how saltwater behaves deep below Earth’s surface | Continue reading


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To reopen cities during pandemic, focus on neighborhoods

To reopen cities during pandemic, focus on neighborhoods | Continue reading


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“Ocean circulation” maybe key to finding exoplanets with richer life than Earth

Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets | Continue reading


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Why the coronavirus could send China’s economy back to the ‘80s

Big Brains podcast: Why the coronavirus could send China’s economy back to the ‘80s | Continue reading


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Surprise breakthrough, scientists create quantum states in everyday electronics

In surprise breakthrough, scientists create quantum states in everyday electronics | Continue reading


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Hackers could use Wi-Fi to track you inside your home

How hackers could use Wi-Fi to track you inside your home | Continue reading


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You may learn less from failure than from success

Why you may learn less from failure than success | Continue reading


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Pollution linked to increase in bipolar disorder and depression

Pollution linked to increase in bipolar disorder and depression | Continue reading


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The Science of Conspiracy Theories and Political Polarization

The science of conspiracy theories and political polarization | Continue reading


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University grants long-delayed doctoral degree to Cheryl Sundari Dembe

University grants long-delayed doctoral degree to Cheryl Sundari Dembe | Continue reading


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Cientists measure half-life of element longer than the age of the universe

Scientists measure half-life of element that’s longer than the age of the universe | Continue reading


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Scientists use open-access quantum computer to tease out quantum secrets

Scientists tap IBM Q computer to tease out quantum secrets | Continue reading


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Citizen scientists help discover new exoplanet in 'habitable zone'

Citizen scientists help discover new exoplanet in ‘habitable zone’ | Continue reading


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Quantum network to test unhackable communications

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UChicago to help lead effort to build first practical quantum computer

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Ted Petry, last witness to pioneering nuclear reaction at UChicago, 1924-2018

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Electron microscope detector achieves record resolution

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UChicago launches test-optional admissions, expanded financial aid, scholarships

UChicago launches test-optional admissions process | Continue reading


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