Digital Divide: Data Portal Highlights Internet Inequities in Chicago
In an effort to reduce disparities, the University of Chicago Data Science Institute launches a data portal to guide research, policy, and community action. The…
In an effort to reduce disparities, the University of Chicago Data Science Institute launches a data portal to guide research, policy, and community action. The…
Compared to native-born American citizens, immigrants are more frequently involved in founding companies at all scales. Immigrants to the United States are more likely to…
What Is an Elliptical Galaxy? Elliptical galaxies have an even, ellipsoidal shape. They typically contain a much greater proportion of older stars than spiral galaxies…
Phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP2), a phospholipid, is essential for epithelial cell-cell adhesion and maintaining cellular identity. Body cells in multicellular organisms adhere to one another to…
This visualization shows 22 X-ray binaries in our Milky Way galaxy and its nearest neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud, that host confirmed stellar-mass black holes….
What is Ultrafast Science? Ultrafast science is the study of processes in atoms, molecules, or materials that occur in millionths of a billionth of a…
Since returning to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ground systems teams have worked to prepare the Artemis I Space…
Study suggests severe obesity blunts antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines. Pfizer/BioNTech linked to a more robust antibody response than CoronaVac in people with severe obesity….
A new machine-learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists in real-time. Humans may be one…
The tattered remnant of a supernova — a titanic explosion marking the end of the life of a dying star — is shown in this…
Elevated levels of an enzyme called PHGDH in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease, and a study…
The study proves the value of electromagnetic techniques in a new polar environment. Researchers have made the first detection of groundwater beneath an Antarctic ice…
A new enzyme variant can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. It was …
DOE-funded Dark Energy Camera at NSF’s NOIRLab in Chile captures a pair of galaxies performing a gravitational duet. The interacting galaxy pair NGC 1512 and…
Islands of inactive lithium creep like worms to reconnect with their electrodes, restoring a battery’s capacity and lifespan. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC…
When plants are faced with conditions that are too dry, salty, or cold, most of them try to conserve resources. They send out fewer leaves…
The first major study to investigate dairy consumption and cancer risk in Chinese adults discovered that higher intake was associated with increased risks of liver…
Get in line with ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and his Expedition 66 crewmates to experience an orbital reboost of the International Space Station (ISS) from…