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Rice University’s Yonglong Xie, an assistant professor in physics and astronomy, is one of 20 early-career scientists, mathematicians and engineers to receive a 2026 Packard Fellowship. news.rice.edu/news/2026/inve…
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Today is eclipse day!! Partial in Alaska or the US Northeast: timeanddate.com/eclipse/sola…
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The Artemis II Crew is Coming Home youtube.com/shorts/fFvboj0Gv… via @YouTube. I’ll be on CNN live from 6:50 to 8:10 pm EDT tonight. Safe landings what a ride!!!!! @RiceUniversity @RiceSpace @NASAArtemis @RiceNatSci
New results from the STAR detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) suggest that gluons....
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Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Rice University, has been awarded a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year. news.rice.edu/news/2026/rice…
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A prestigious honor for a leading scholar 💫 Rice professor Pengcheng Dai has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, recognizing his impactful contributions to physics.
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MagnetoARPES technology reveals hidden properties of advanced materials news.rice.edu/news/2026/rice…
Material previously thought to be quantum is actually new, nonquantum state of matter news.rice.edu/news/2026/mate…
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Rice researchers used a quantum simulator to track how energy moves in a model molecule, improving our understanding of processes like photosynthesis and solar energy conversion. news.rice.edu/news/2026/quan…
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Rice scientists discovered a new quantum state of matter that could help power future computing and sensing technologies. news.rice.edu/news/2026/scie…
A research team led by Rice University physicist Frank Geurts has successfully measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) at various stages of its evolution news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…
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Rice physicists received a $4.4M DOE grant to launch the Rice Lab for Emergent Magnetic Materials, where they’ll explore quantum magnetism, superconductivity and topology while training the next generation of scientists. news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…
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Quantum entanglement enhances energy transfer in molecular systems, according to new Rice research — showing that energy moves faster when it begins in a delocalized, entangled state. news.rice.edu/news/2025/quan…
Four physicists from Rice University have received a $4.4 million grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the Rice Laboratory for Emergent Magnetic Materials (RLEMM). news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…
Rice researchers uncover how quantum entanglement can accelerate energy flow — paving the way for next-generation energy tech. news.rice.edu/news/2025/quan…
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This summer, Rice hosted the first DUNE-TECH camp — training students and researchers for the groundbreaking Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Hands-on skills today for tomorrow’s biggest physics discoveries. bit.ly/4m88q6l
Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have discovered direct evidence of active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor. This breakthrough could pave the way for new methods to design quantum materials. news.rice.edu/news/2025/scie…
A puzzling form of superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields has been mapped and explained by a research team including Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University. news.rice.edu/news/2025/supe…
Rice Physicists unlock hidden order in twisted graphene, paving way for supermoiré engineering. news.rice.edu/news/2025/phys…
New research led by Rice University physicist Christopher Tunnell and postdoctoral researcher Dorian Amaral, the study’s first author and lead analyst, sees the first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated particle.news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…
