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AI helps scientists design better sensors for pollutants and beyond
UChicago PME researchers used a brain-inspired neural network to optimize the design process of chemical sensors for the first time Designing a sensor to detect miniscule levels of a chemical — whether it is an environmental toxin, a disease biomarker, or something...

2025 AI+Science Hackathon Challenges Students to Take on Cutting-Edge Scientific Problems with AI
Annual event invites students from across departments to apply machine learning methods to advance scientific discovery. The 2025 AI+Science Hackathon, organized by the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Fellows with support from the Data Science Institute (DSI),...

Machine learning techniques to discover new materials for hydrogen energy
An international collaboration produced a comprehensive review of machine learning techniques that could aid scientists in discovering new electrocatalyst materials. (Image courtesy of Argonne National Laboratory Communications and Public Affairs) By Emily Ayshford As...

Three UChicago scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2025
Three University of Chicago scholars have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, joining other scientists and researchers chosen in “recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.” Profs. Rina Foygel Barber, Margaret...

Innovation at the Forefront: UChicago CS Researchers Make Significant Contributions to CHI 2025
Ten papers from the University of Chicago's Department of Computer Science, along with several talks, panels, workshops, courses and interactivities, have been accepted at CHI 2025, a leading global conference for innovations in human-computer interaction. The ACM CHI...

The University of Chicago Hosts the First Great Lakes Graphics Workshop
Researchers and enthusiasts from the Great Lakes region gathered at the University of Chicago for a day of engaging talks, networking, and collaboration in the inaugural Great Lakes Graphics Workshop organized by the 3DL Lab. The first Great Lakes Graphics...