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Physicists measure quantum entanglement of quantum critical metal

June 16, 2026

Rice’s Qimiao Si collaborated with researchers from TU Wien in an experiment that showed quantum entanglement of a quantum critical metal.

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DUNE-TECH creates pathways for students in neutrino physics 

June 9, 2026

Rice's DUNE Training ExperienCe recently completed its second year.

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Rice physicists advance ways to retrieve matter’s quantum entanglement

May 29, 2026

Rice professor Qimiao Si developed a theory that could lead to not only better understanding of quantum entanglement in quantum materials but also more ready usage in macroscopic systems.

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New model shows how packaged DNA changes shape during replication

May 28, 2026

Rice professor Peter Wolynes recently published a paper describing how chromosome shape changes during mitosis could rely on a specific type of two-motor system.

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Rice launches Space Humanities Initiative to bring cultural inquiry into conversation about space

May 26, 2026

The initiative brings scholars across disciplines together to examine how culture, language, ethics and imagination shape space exploration, and how space exploration shapes them in return.

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Researchers measure giant light-conversion effect in chiral carbon nanotubes

May 19, 2026

Rice scientists successfully assembled carbon nanotubes with the same chiral orientation into large high-quality crystals that can manipulate light with an efficiency two to three orders of magnitude greater than conventional materials.

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Rice professor awarded Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship

May 14, 2026

Rice professor Qimiao Si has been awarded a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year.

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Rice hosts global quantum experts in Paris for cutting-edge conference

April 28, 2026

A Rice-led conference in Paris convened global experts in cavity quantum electrodynamics to explore new approaches to controlling light-matter interactions and advancing quantum technologies.

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Pengcheng Dai elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 23, 2026

Rice professor Pengcheng Dai has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies in the nation.

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NASA grant supports Rice research on next-generation lunar dating technology

March 23, 2026

Rice University professor Bidong Zhang has received a grant to develop next-generation lunar radiometric dating techniques that will acquire more accurate ages for lunar samples.

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Physicists find electronic agents that govern flat band quantum materials

March 20, 2026

Qimiao Si’s group at Rice University collaborated with researchers from the Weizmann Institute to visualize the building blocks of flat band quantum materials.

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Replicating bacteria DNA relies on accordionlike folds to separate

March 19, 2026

Rice researchers discover that bacteria rely on repulsive forces, strengthened by the SMC family of proteins, to separate their DNA during replication.

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Rice hosts first-of-its-kind workshop exploring how AI can accelerate discoveries in major neutrino experiment

March 16, 2026

Researchers at Rice recently convened an international group of scientists to explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning could transform one of the world’s most ambitious physics experiments: the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.

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Rice and IIT Madras announce recipients of Strategic Partnership Collaboration Awards

March 13, 2026

The three selected projects bring together faculty expertise from both universities in areas ranging from sustainable materials and entrepreneurship research to nuclear physics and detector technology.

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Rice scientists unveil new tool to watch quantum behavior in action

March 11, 2026

Rice University researchers Jianwei Huang and Ming Yi have developed a new capability, magnetoARPES, building on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) that allows researchers to study quantum behaviors they have been unable to resolve using ARPES alone. 

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