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Plants convert light into energy efficiently through photosynthesis—an ability that scientists and engineers still struggle to match with electronic devices.

Marking the centenary of the Schrödinger equation, the 2026 award honors Gagliardi’s transformative work in climate solutions and multireference quantum theory

Medicinal chemistry campaigns routinely require access to series of saturated nitrogen heterocycle (SNH)–based analogs that place nitrogen at different positions to probe structure-activity relationsh...

How an RNA pioneer’s discovery of reversible methylation launched a new era in the chemical and biological sciences

UC Berkeley professor and pioneer in gold catalysis and supramolecular chemistry visits UChicago to present a three-part seminar series on the future of chemical synthesis

University of Chicago chemist recognized for pioneering "Cut & Sew" catalysis and groundbreaking advancements in skeletal editing

On World Quantum Day, Celebrating the year UChicago Chemistry transformed Quantum Science from a descriptive tool into a predictive power

While multiconfigurational approaches have long been relegated to expert practitioners working on a case-by-case basis, recent developments have increasingly made these methods more routine and applic...

Building abrighter future. IDefine is committed to identifying life-changing treatments & cures for those with Kleefstra syndrome (KS), a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a loss of function in on...

Batteries are essential to electrifying our global economy, powering growth and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But the popular lithium batteries that charge everything from our phones and laptops ...

Century-old quantum formulation continues to be one of chemistry’s most-used tools