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New Tissue-Like Hydrogel Semiconductor is ‘a Significant Step in Material Design’

Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed an entirely new material that functions both as a hydrogel and a semiconductor – overcoming longstanding challenges in bioelectronics. With a significant…

Neuroscientists Create New Algorithm for Better Decoding Brain Signals, with Applications Across Industries

Matthew Kaufman, assistant professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy and the Neuroscience Institute, has developed a new algorithm with myriad potential applications…

UChicago Expert Develops ‘Personal Trainer for Your Sleep’

Director of the University of Chicago Sleep Center, Esra Tasali is an expert in sleep medicine and researcher who first-hand has seen the need to change the one-size-fits-all approach to…

Doctors Design a Simple Solution to Drug Delivery Dilemma

Delivering drugs to the kidney is difficult by nature of the organ’s function – to remove waste products and produce urine. To overcome this issue, researchers have developed a new…

New PET Scan Tech to Expand Patient Access, Improve Early Disease Detection

Innovation out of the University of Chicago reduces the radiation levels and high costs associated with PET scans – enabling routine screening for the early detection of disease. Currently, PET…

UChicago Lab Creates ‘Quantum Casino,’ a Win-Win to Educate and Inspire

How can integrating the arts with science and technology cultivate something new and unexpected? This question is one that Nancy Kawalek has been answering in several ways throughout her career…

Onchilles Pharma Advancing Tumor-Killing Drug Candidate to the Clinic

University of Chicago spinout Onchilles Pharma plans to initiate first-in-human clinical trials next year for its lead drug candidate – which has demonstrated broad, potent, and direct tumor-killing activity. The…

Novel Device Helps Eliminate Smoke in the Operating Room, a Workplace Hazard for Surgical Teams

A new device designed by University of Chicago Professor of Surgery J. Michael Millis helps remove surgical smoke from operating rooms, a known workplace hazard which has recently become a…

Newly Discovered Electrolyte Could Be The Answer To Lithium-Ion Storage Capacity, Stability

Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a novel ether solvent for lithium-ion batteries that allows for greater storage capacity, more stability, and the ability to operate at a…

ClostraBio Closes $4 Million Series A to Transform Intestinal Health with Plug-and-Play Drug Delivery Platform

University of Chicago spinout ClostraBio has closed a $4 million Series A-1 financing round to accelerate development of its lead candidate, expand its plug-n-play platform, and build out its team.…

Stretchable, Self-Powered Bioelectronics Mimic Skin in Form and Function

Skin-like electronics could seamlessly integrate with the body for applications in health monitoring, medication therapy, implantable medical devices, and biological studies. With the help of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship…

From Months to Weeks: Gene Delivery Method Improved with New ‘One-Step’ System

Delivered using adenovirus (Ad) vectors, therapeutic genes address the cause of disease – not just the symptoms. However, while advances in the understanding of human diseases and the genome have…
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