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Group photo from 50th Anniversary

Rice celebrates 50 years of discovery with the Wiess School of Natural Sciences

November 17, 2025

More than 300 guests gathered Nov. 6 at Hotel ZaZa in Houston’s Museum District for a dinner and alumni awards ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences as an independent school at Rice.

Walter Chapman and team

Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics-based model

November 17, 2025

Researchers at Rice and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have unveiled a physics-based model of magnetic resonance relaxation that bridges molecular-scale dynamics with macroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals, promising new insight into how contrast agents interact with water molecules.

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Two-step flash Joule heating method recovers lithium‑ion battery materials quickly and cleanly

November 17, 2025

A Rice research team has developed a process that rapidly separates lithium and transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. The method provides an acid-free, energy-saving alternative to conventional recycling techniques,

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Listening to the night: Rice graduate researcher studies Houston’s bats to unlock secrets of health and the city

October 27, 2025

Alexandria Shockney, a second-year doctoral student, studies the migration physiology of the Mexican free-tailed bat.

Han Xiao

Lighting up life: Rice scientists develop glowing sensors to track cellular changes as they happen

October 23, 2025

Researchers at Rice have engineered living cells to use a 21st amino acid that illuminates protein changes in real time.

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede

Rice study reveals Parkinson’s protein clumps rob brain cells of vital energy

October 20, 2025

A new study has revealed that protein clumps associated with Parkinson’s can actively drain energy from brain cells.

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Rice celebrates 40 years since the discovery of carbon-60 or ‘buckyballs’ with 2 days of events

October 16, 2025

Rice celebrated the 40th anniversary of the discovery of carbon-60.

Han Xiao

Xiao receives David W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry

October 14, 2025

Rice’s Han Xiao has been awarded the David W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Medicinal Chemistry.

Frank Geurts

Rice physicists probe quark‑gluon plasma temperatures, helping paint more detailed picture of big bang

October 14, 2025

Rice researchers have successfully measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma at various stages of its evolution.

Gyu-Boong Jo

Rice’s Jo receives Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators award

October 8, 2025

Gyu-Boong Jo has been selected for the 2025 cohort of the Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative.

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Flash Joule heating lights up lithium extraction from ores

October 7, 2025

Researchers led by James Tour have developed a new way to extract lithium from salty water.

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Rice’s Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with Nobel committee for chemistry

October 6, 2025

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with the Nobel committee for chemistry.

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Nobel Prize committee member available for interviews on selection process

October 3, 2025

Pernilla Wittung Stafshede, a member of the Nobel Prize committee for chemistry, is available to explain the selection process for laureates and what happens behind the scenes.

Qimiao Si, Ming Yi, Pengcheng Dai, Emilia Morosan

Rice physicists’ new lab focused on emergent magnetic materials, funded by Department of Energy

October 1, 2025

Physicists from Rice have received a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish the Rice Laboratory for Emergent Magnetic Materials.

Guido Pagano

Quantum leap: Entangled states enhance energy transfer in models of molecular systems

October 1, 2025

A new study has found that energy transfers more quickly between molecular sites when it starts in an entangled, delocalized quantum state.

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