Physics

Summer/15

Physics professor Henry Frisch shares a piece of atomic history.

Summer/15

Physicist, engineer, and violinist Mildred Dresselhaus, PhD’59, forged lasting bonds at UChicago.

Spring/15

Geophysical Sciences’ David Archer has a way with inconvenient truths.

Fall/14

Art and science join forces to imagine the unknown.

Fall/14

A precursor to the liquid argon time projection chamber shows particles in motion.
Fall/14

Scientists turned to nature to solve a high-tech problem.

Nov–Dec/14

Theories and particles collide in a documentary that captures the tension and intensity of discovery.

Sept–Oct/14

What scientists don’t know about static electricity might shock you.

May–June/14

Scientists find signs of gravity waves that sparked the newborn universe’s growth spurt.

May–June/13

Chicago physicists tie vortexes into knots.

Nov–Dec/12

Physicist Joe Incandela, AB’81, SM’85, PhD’86, masters the art of discovery.

11.01.2012

Investing in the pursuit of knowledge, physicist Joe Incandela says, is a sign of a healthy civilization.