Rice and Houston Methodist researchers to study brain-implant interface with Dunn Foundation award
A team of researchers from Rice and the Houston Methodist Research Institute has received a John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Award through the Gulf Coast Consortia to study how the brain responds over time to neural implants.
Kono awarded American Physical Society’s Isakson Prize
Rice applied physicist Junichiro Kono has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2026 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids.
Study shows light can reshape atom-thin semiconductors for next-generation optical devices
Rice researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors known as transition metal dichalcogenides have discovered that light can trigger a physical shift in their atomic lattice, creating a tunable way to adjust the materials’ behavior and properties.
Materials scientist Hautier named fellow of American Physical Society
Rice materials scientist Geoffroy Hautier has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society for his work in high-throughput computational materials design and discovery.
Flash Joule heating lights up lithium extraction from ores
Researchers led by James Tour have developed a new way to extract lithium from salty water.
Rice quantum scientist Hanyu Zhu is available to discuss chiral phonons, a rapidly-evolving research field with implications for electronic and quantum technologies, energy transport, advanced sensing and more.
New membrane extracts lithium from brines with greater speed, less waste
A team of researchers at Rice has developed a new membrane that selectively filters out lithium from brines, offering a faster, cleaner way to produce the element at the heart of nearly every rechargeable battery.
Scientists uncover room-temperature route to improved light-harvesting and emission devices
A team of researchers from Rice and collaborators have found a way to make two different phonons in thin films of lead halide perovskite interact with light so strongly that they merge into entirely new hybrid states of matter.
Researchers including James Tour and Shichen Xu created a one-step process to recycle rare earths from discarded magnets.
Rice scientists use electrons to pattern light sources and wiring directly onto crystals
Rice researchers used a focused electron beam to pattern device functions with submicron precision directly into an ultrathin crystal.
Rice partners with Locksley Resources to advance US critical materials processing, energy innovation
Rice has entered into a research partnership with Locksley Resources Ltd.
New electrical flash method rapidly purifies red mud into strong ceramics, aluminum feedstock
Rice researchers have developed a faster and cleaner method for recovering aluminum and removing toxic metals from bauxite residue.
Wrinkles in atomically thin materials unlock ultraefficient electronics
Rice scientists have discovered that tiny creases in two-dimensional materials can control electrons’ spin with record precision, opening the path to ultracompact, energy-efficient devices.
Rice scientists pioneer transfer-free method to grow ultrathin semiconductors on electronics
A team of materials scientists at Rice has developed a new way to grow ultrathin semiconductors directly onto electronic components.
Ripples of the future: Rice researchers unlock powerful form of quantum interference
Rice researchers have demonstrated a form of quantum interference two orders of magnitude greater than any previously reported.
