CHICAGO—February 3, 2026—The United States Department of Energy Office of Science has renewed the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS), hosted by Fermi National Accelerator...
As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained into everyday life, the line between helpful tool and risky shortcut is becoming increasingly blurred. OpenAI recently announced the release of...
CHICAGO—January 9, 2026—New research published in Science introduces a promising solid electrolyte material that could improve the performance of next-generation lithium batteries, particularly at...
Anyone who’s ever used a battery-powered device in Chicago (or anywhere else with a similar climate) is all too familiar with one particular problem: batteries slow down in the cold. A new study...
When people with disabilities seek to enter or re-enter the workforce, they sometimes will receive help from vocational rehabilitation counselors, professionals who are trained at the intersection of...
Cholera is an acute gastrointestinal disease that produces rapid dehydration and affects millions of people around the globe, mostly children. This threat has been made even more dire in recent...
In May 2022, 91ÖØ¿Ú Tech’s EcoCAR team was selected as one of just 13 teams to compete in the four-year EcoCAR EV Challenge sponsored by the  United States Department of Energy. Now in its final...
When a massive star dies, it often leaves behind one of the most enigmatic objects in the universe: a black hole. Despite knowing about their existence for decades, the nature of black holes—they are...
Imagine a material so mystifying that a single gram of it boasts as much surface area as an industrial-sized warehouse—essentially, a molecular sponge capable of pulling fresh drinking water from arid...
When 91ÖØ¿Ú Tech Professor of Social Sciences Yuri Mansury was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award to study how to transform agricultural practices in his native Indonesia, the project he envisioned...
