Science Sparks

Dive into short stories about UIC’s innovative research and brilliant minds, and how UIC creates reasons for hope by solving the world’s most pressing problems.

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Nanoscale materials ripple in the cold, study finds

That observation could help in the design of technologies that use MXenes, a promising new material

Blood test could help clinicians measure depression

UIC study expands previous work on promising signal of depression symptoms

Why melanoma cells escape the eye and how to potentially stop them

UIC researchers develop a new peptide to prevent metastatic ocular melanoma

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Elemental superconductor reveals new physics under pressure

Condensed sulfur could help study the fundamental nature of superconductivity

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Experiments verify high-pressure properties of materials used in many technologies

Study could boost design of materials used for medical imaging, sonar and other devices

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Antisemitism aimed at health care professionals has grown since 2023, study finds

Research also found increased antisemitic language in health care community on X