New controls allow researchers to incorporate thermal effects in quantum simulation
Rice physicist Guido Pagano unveiled a new, two-knob control for a trapped-ion quantum simulator that allows individual control of temperature and dissipation.
Shedding light on new type of magnetism in quantum materials
Rice's Ming Yi recently showed that the quantum material ruthenium dioxide potentially displays this new altermagnetism in its ultrathin film form in which the material is prepared as a very thin slice only a few atomic layers thick.
Humans to Mars and Moon Summit held at Rice
The 2026 Humans to Mars and the Moon Summit (H2M2), hosted by the nonprofit Explore Mars, was recently held at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative.
‘Experience like no other’: Rice professor serves as program chair for Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Rice professor Pernilla Wittung Stafshede recently served as a co-organizer of the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where she co-represented the field of chemistry.
New method opens cheaper pathways to increased drug stability
Hans Renata’s team recently developed a method that significantly reduces the cost of adding thiophosphate to chemical structures, opening up new pathways for drug design.
Rice researchers earn 2 DOE Genesis Mission awards
Two Rice research teams have received Phase I awards through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a national initiative harnessing artificial intelligence and advanced computing to accelerate scientific discovery.
Rice spinout company receives Small Business Innovation Research award
LumiStrain, a Rice spinout commercializing a Strain Sensing Smart Skin (S4) for structural testing and health monitoring, has received a $1.55 million award through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research Fast-Track program.
John Polking, influential mathematician and celebrated Rice educator, dies at 93
John C. Polking, professor emeritus of mathematics, passed away June 28 at the age of 93.
Remembering Frank Fisher, pioneering Rice environmental scientist and beloved mentor
Frank Martin Fisher Jr., a Rice professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, passed away at the age of 95 on June 23.
Rice recently held a two-day Urban Sustainability Innovation Sprint and the opening reception for the Urban Sustainability Projects Portfolio at the Ion.
In Paris, Rice physiology students trace science to its source
For professor Laura Kabiri, who teaches the same physiology course in Houston, Paris changed what the material meant to her students.
Extreme precipitation in Central Asia connected to drought in mainland Southeast Asia
Rice’s Na Wang and Sylvia Dee find extreme weather across Asia is connected and increasing in frequency.
Rice and Max Planck advance global leadership in quantum materials and technology
Rice and the Max Planck Society officially launched the Quantum Materials - Rice and Max Planck Partnership (Q-RaMP) June 19, aimed at supporting the identification and development of quantum materials that will support breakthroughs in sustainability, energy efficiency and quantum and classical information processing.
Rice and Houston Methodist award seed grants for translational cancer research
Rice’s Synthesis X Center and Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center have awarded $90,000 in seed grants as part of a new strategic collaboration.
Rice-led team reveals how trios of quantum particles form checkerboard patterns
Rice's Kaden Hazzard and his team recently developed a theory on how trions in quantum particles form and behave.